~ ZEV ~
Zev had an inch on the goat-man, yet they were both broad and strong.
But Zev was a predator.
"You enter Thana again without permission," Dunken said softly, "bringing a weak, human female. You could not have made a choice that would be less likely to throw the clans into battle."
Zev shook his head. "There will be no battle. She's mine."
Dunken snorted again. "Oh, you are sorely misinformed, brother," he said.
Relief.
Zev relaxed and finally let himself laugh. "Brother? What was all that shit about war and battle? You scared me!"
The sharp light in Dunken's eyes didn't go out, but he clasped Zev's arm and leaned in to embrace his old friend, both of them clapping the other's backs.
He didn't miss the way Dunken's nostrils flared again as they were pulling apart, though.
