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uietly, sipping a cup of coffee. I headed to the coffeemaker, poured my

wolves. Brian can help us. We can bring a

ink we

y some hunters or by other wolves. I mean, Venus was always in captivity, an

been brought to us by animal control, all former pets. They had been kept in large pens on a property near Fairbanks. I wasn’t surprised they all escaped together. They tend

roached us. She paced inside her enclosure, scanning the fence for any sign of escape. But she could never be released for her own safety. She

his small trailer to it, and we can put the wolves in the back. We’ll bring

’t find them?”

ose it was bound to happen,” she said flatly. She stood up and walked over to the sink. “We have to prevent this from happening again. It’s not anyone’s fault, but when w

I’ll meet you outside

eet us outside. We got

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ler, and my rear end was sore from the constant bumps of the trail. I understood we needed all three of us, but

the trailer and feebly walked over her to since my legs had falle

also embarrassed my four-year degree in Wildlife Management didn’t necessarily set me up i

sure?”

but I don’t see any human prints nearby, and I doubt a random h

le white wolf and how it could be lurking somewhere in the nearby forest. My poor wolves would be no match

college. His blue eyes were darker than I had ever seen. He looked scared. I followed his gaze and turned the other way

my eyes, I could see the wolves were creeping low, and I counted four of them. I watched as one b

rds the ATV, holding her hands up and maintaining eye contact in their direction. Brian had the tranquilizer gun out and aimed,

Taking it quickly, she aimed at the closest wolf, the black one. I recognized these

TV didn’t start. Panic filled his face as

e. The wolves had now managed to creep all the way up to the ATV. And the brown wo

should have run off into the forest a long time ago or not approached us at all. It was one thing for a sick solo wolf to attack someone out of fear. It wa

ing what do we do?” B

with the grey wolf who was now standing at the back of the trailer, licking his lips and eyeing me like prey. I regr

his two front paws on the edge of the trailer. He was sizing up the trailer and planning on his next m