Over the next few days, the men spent their time feeding the hungry little pup, encouraging him to nurse, working on the lodge and making love. By the third day, Wolf was strong enough to nurse on his own. Molly couldn’t have been a better mother. She fussed over her baby, kept him fastidiously clean and guarded him from the chickens when they wandered too close to Molly’s nest.
Nils laughed at this. “When that boy gets a little bigger, it’ll be those stupid hens that’ll need guarding.”
Sam smiled. He would teach Wolf not to bother the chickens.
On the fourth day following their trip to the post and the birth of Wolf, they finished the lodge. The men moved their belongings into their new home. Molly watched the proceedings with interest. Halfway through the move, she went back to the sh
