"I Want You to Tell Me the Truth."

​ “Have you lost your mind? How dare you attack me!” Alpha Frank's voice was hoarse, and his eyes burned with rage. Suddenly he jerked his head downward and tried to smash his forehead against my nose. I jerked myself backward just in time to release my grip on his shoulder and seize him by the hair, wrenching his head sideways. We struggled violently in the narrow corridor-his dress shoes kicked hard into my shins, and I gasped in pain. In return, I dragged my paw across his arm, leaving deep gashes that immediately stained his white shirt with blood. The hallways echoed with our ragged breathing, the rustle of fabric, the sickening thud of fists striking flesh. The flickering wall-light threw our tangled shadows across the stone-a pair of wild beasts locked in battle. I knew I was out of my league. He was a high-ranking alpha, and his wolf-power was far greater than mine. If I had not taken him by surprise with that first ambush, he would have overpowered me. But I could not draw bac