“What’s up?” Nick asked quietly.
“Release that young wolf over there. He’s had a worse time of it than I have.”
Nick got up and walked over to the wolf, which immediately started whining. Nick could see the fear in its eyes and pressed his lips together. The wolf was just a kid, barely older than Alicia.
“I’m just gonna let you loose,” Nick said.
The wolf quieted down a little but couldn’t control his trembling. When his front legs fell to the ground, he immediately shifted back to his human form.
“Stay out of trouble, kid,” Nick stated and stood up.
“Brando,” the wolf said. “My name is Brando.”
Nick nodded once before walking back to Micah and Alicia.
Alicia was petting Micah’s hair and Nick could see that the cougar had passed out. They had to get him back home and patch him up.
