A booming roar of laughter completely shattered the tension.
Torian leaned against the stone wall, clutching his stomach as tears of pure mirth gathered in the corners of his blue eyes. The White Tiger Alpha pointed a massive finger at the dazed wolf pups.
Roxy came up and slapped his hand. "You are mean."
"But… I…" Torian pointed at himself, the laugh dying on his tongue, and pointed back at the twins in disbelief.
They were the one that rushed for it despite seeing the danger?!
Why was I being scolded?!
"It tickles!" Onyx complained, finally breaking his bewildered silence. He aggressively rubbed his tiny, fuzzy wolf ears, which were twitching frantically.
"I wasn't scared," Axel announced immediately, scrambling to his feet and thrusting his small chest out, though his legs were noticeably wobbly. He glared at the door. "I just… slipped on the rug. That's all."
