Zane roars in anger as he feels energy coursing through his once weak veins. The unmistakeable squelches fill the room as his bruises heal and the wounds close up. He feels his human strength wane as his wolf reawakens with a charge.
He stands to his full height and inhales deeply and for the first time in a long while, he scents everything: every sweat, every fowl odour, everything and its pastes a smile on his face. His heart expands with sudden happiness as he feels complete. Then the smile falls off his face like he had been pushed off a cliff when he smells him, Daxton. The smell of treachery.
He knows that every pack member has the right to challenge the Alpha, but he never assumed it will be someone so close to him, someone he works with. His eyes glow and he bares his teeth at D
