What are you talking about?” Lucky tried to push past Alpha, but a paw sent him reeling back. “We have to help them! Don’t you understand? What’s wrong with you?” The horror made Lucky’s heart thump through his chest. There wasn’t a moment to waste! The wolf-dog gave a cruel laugh. “This has worked out even better than I’d hoped. Now we’ll see what the Fierce Dog pups are really made of. Let them face this challenge alone.” “No, I—” Lucky began, but Alpha gave such a ferocious snarl that his words dried up. “That wasn’t a request, City Dog. That was an order.” His yellow gaze traveled over Lucky’s back at the retreating giantfur as it plunged through the foliage. Alpha’s eyes lit up. “We’ll see the true nature of those Fierce Dogs.” His gaze came back to settle on Lucky. “Are you worried that their nature is a savage one?” Lucky shook his coat and glared at Alpha. “What worries me is whether they will live or die.” He hadn’t felt so helpless in a long while.
