Raven smelt Cole's fear and she loved it. She wanted this threat to her and her pup dead. Wanted it with such desperation that she was warring with Natalie for control, pushing and struggling and twisting for freedom much like someone trapped under a frozen lake. The force with which she beat at Natalie's skin was actually painful. So painful that it was weakening Natalie. Not physically, though. Physically, she was still strong and steady. But mentally, she was weakening…kind of like she was fading. Her wolf relentlessly continued her assault, wanting her stupid human half to step aside and let her deal with this. Then Natalie weakened that little bit more as a particularly hard shove fractured that layer of iced water. That was all it took – her wolf smashed her way out.
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