While I’m wondering if I could actually cover up Zack’s smell with my body, there is more rustling sounding like they are very close now. I tackled him down into the bush, and put my whole body on top, but making sure not to squish him. My body completely engulfed him.

That was too easy. Letting me on top without even a growl is showing that he submits to me. Doesn’t he care? Where is his pride? Being the next leader of his pack he shouldn't be this willingly to submit.

But this position we are in, I like it. Him being underneath has me wagging my tail. I looked down to see Zack's chocolate ear poking my mouth a little, and I couldn’t help to take a bite. This makes Zack yelp, but wagging his tail, so submissive. If the rustling didn’t get louder, I would have been tempted to do something else with Zack. Man, I'm so into him. Why isn't he my bond mate?

For sure, if this ends up in a fight I will not let them touch one hair on Zack. My female wolf pulled back her lips showing a nasty snarl with all her teeth ready to bite. I’ve never fought in my female form before, but it feels like she has the same amount of power as my male. She too wants to protect Zack.

The rustling is so close now that I could hear some pawsteps, but there is something else mixed in. This beat sounds almost like footsteps. Are these humans I'm hearing?

I start to feel Zack shake under me. Is he scared? I glance down at him to see his ears are flat back and lips are pulled back showing some sharp pearly whites. He's angry, probably thinking humans are being involved in werewolf affairs by hearing these footsteps.

But, there is something odd with the footsteps, they were moving as fast as the wolves. Humans can't move like that. They are slow creatures, that even when I'm in my human form, I'll get irritated for moving that slowly.

Everything went silent in a quick second, no more pawsteps or footsteps could be heard. I could still smell the werewolves that Zack called the Growlers. Their scent in the air is strong, but didn’t smell any human scent mixed in. Are they planning an attack on us? Did my trick not work on covering Zack's scent?

I can't take it anymore! I have to look at what's going on. I push some of the leaves back to make me a small peep hole to see if I can see them.

When I looked, I caught a quick glance of something. Did I really see that? It was gone as soon as my eyes landed on it. If it wasn’t moving so fast, it might have been a human because of standing upright on two legs. But, the shape wasn't completely human. What in the world was that?

After my shock of seeing that strange creature one of the wolves that smell like the Growlers seems to start getting closer to us. Does it know that we are here? Can it smell Zack because he is breathing? When I did this before it was always with the dead, not with something polluting the air every second with it’s scent. The closer this wolf is getting the more likely it will smell Zack's breath. I need to get Zack to stop breathing, just long enough to stop looking for us.

I joggle my body trying to get Zack's attention, and then stop breathing to show Zack what he should do. I keep on repeating these motions hoping he will pick up on it soon. All my focus is on this task, that I stop looking through my peep hole, and not realizing what is going on out there.

When someone all of a sudden shouts, "Hey Guys! Are You Waiting For Old Little Me?" I almost jump out of the bush that I’m hiding in.

Who in the world is that? I stop trying to make Zack understand, and look to see what is happening. Dread wash over, it’s that creepy man from the marketplace. Why is he here? Is he supposed to meet these werewolves?

I heard some growls from the distance.

"Hey, I'm sorry! I'm a busy man, but I'm here now, so let's go." creepy man said to the wolves making it clear that he is not afraid of these bigger than normal wolves. He must know of werewolves' existence.

One of the wolves went to the man and laid down in front of him. What is it doing? To my surprise the man got on the wolf, like he’s riding a horse. Why would any werewolf let this happen to them? Who is this man? I stare at him and notice that he is staring at our bush. Did he somehow know that we were here? Is he going to tell them? I brace myself when I see his mouth open to speak.

"Hey let's go, like I said I'm a busy man.”

Doesn’t he not know we are here? I’m I just being paranoid?

"Why are you going toward that bush? If it’s to use the restroom, you can wait. We need to go now! Don’t waste anymore of my time" the man said with annoyance to the wolf that was coming our way. The wolf growls at him and starts to move closer to us.

I position myself where I’m covering Zack, but have a clear shot of a weak point on the wolf. It'll be fast to take this wolf down without anyone knowing. His neck is my target. I pull back my ears and lips letting my fangs out. My back fur shot up, making me look bigger.

While I’m getting ready for this attack, I notice, Zack stops breathing. I don't know if it's because he finally understood what I was trying to tell him, or he was in shock of seeing me get ready to take out this wolf?

Once he stopped breathing, confusion went over the face of the wolf that is right outside of the bush. The wolf sniffed the air and then turned away. Ha! It works!

My happiness is cut short with the creepy man's eyes met mine. My body froze up just like it did at the marketplace. He shot me a malicious grin before he left with the Growlers Pack.