Vadim felt a little clench in his heart as he watched the proud wolf run from her father's burial mound. She had certainly surprised him this evening. He admired her for her strength in coming to bury her father alone, not to mention her toughness in battle. He'd never had a female challenge him like that before. Vadim was surprised to find that he had kind of enjoyed it. Which didn't make sense because females that challenged him typically annoyed him. But there had been something so stoic and honest about her this evening. He couldn't believe the surge of lust that had hit him.
And now, as he watched her race away from him he found that he wanted to race after her. And why couldn't he, after all? He was supposed to be courting her. What better way to do that than to show her what a good hunter he was, Vadim thought. With one swift movement, he shifted into his wolf form. Lifting his nose into the air, he caught her scent. Quickly, he brought his snout back to the ground and sprung after her. His athletic legs pounded across the dirt and trees whipped past him as he advanced on Galina. Within moments, he was able to spy her white pelt racing through the darkness of the forest. Vadim's excitement picked up and he hastened to reach her.
He knew the moment that she scented him as she whipped around with her fur raised. He stalked more closely to her. She paced and watched him. Vadim drew abreast of her and bumped her with his head. Surprised, she gently bumped him back. He made a motion for her to follow him and took off running through the forest.
Vadim didn't have to look backwards to know that Galina followed him. He sensed her keeping pace with him easily. Focusing on the task at hand, Vadim put his nose to the ground and began to track. After a few minutes of weaving in between the thick trees he approached the plains. Here, wild hares ran rampant. Vadim easily caught the musky scent of rabbit and slowed his pace until he padded silently closer to his prey. He had yet to sight it but trusted his senses to lead him to the right spot. Galina trailed carefully behind him.
A flicker of movement caught his eye and Vadim sprang after the frightened rabbit. It tore across the field weaving through the tall grasses. Stretching his muscles to their full potential, Vadim opened up and raced after small creature. He heard Galina pacing behind him but he doubted that even she could keep up with him. Determined to show her his full speed and grace, he deftly maneuvered the rabbit to the side of the mountain where he quickly pounced and snapped its neck carefully. Vadim preferred this method of kill as no blood was drawn. The scent of blood would often bring other predators into the area. Vadim steadied his breathing as he heard Galina come to a stop behind him. He turned and laid the rabbit gently at her feet and bowed his head. There, if that wasn't courting he didn't know what was. Vadim was proud of himself. He thought that he could get the hang of this.
Galina shifted into her human form and stood before him in the pale moonlight. He felt his heart skip a beat as he stared at her heaving breasts as she struggled to regulate her breathing. A surge of lust hit him that was so powerful he almost launched himself at her right there. Instead, he shifted quickly.
Vadim was unaccustomed to asking for what he wanted. As Alpha, he simply took. Without a second thought, he crossed to Galina and wrapped his strong arms around her before capturing her lips in his own.