As if taking their cue from Sakura, the other wolves and Kekoa — the largest of the three — began to sniff Jodi and paw her with their massive claws. Growing bolder by the minute, they snapped at each other, as if each wolf was fighting for the right to be the first to inspect this new intruder who had rescued one of their kind. They jumped on Jodi’s back and snarled, but she had to keep her composure — even though her fear threatened to engulf her.