And he figured that if Alex could have seen the look he was being given for his disobedience, he would have taken more heed.
Axel Ash tried again. This time, he growled: "Did one of them?"
Elgin sounded equally ferocious as he shook Alex's arm, "Answer the question."
"All right, all right. It's none of your concern. Hell, all you are is a damned rancher."
In response, Elgin smirked. Carver shook his head. Santos studied the wolf biologist but didn't say a word, his expression hard. He didn't have much to do with humans, as old as he was.
And he didn't tolerate them well when he had to deal with them. Fergus cleared his throat as if he was going to speak but then didn't.
"Was that your truck across the creek on the turnout south of here?" Axel Ash asked, even though he knew it was.
"Yeah. What's it to you?" Alex finally shook loose of Elgin and Fergus as Axel Ash gave them the go-ahead to release him.
