[center][u][b]~~ Leo ~~[/b][/u][/center]

Leo stood frozen in place at the kitchen for two reasons when James appeared. First, the fact that he hadn't heard the Enforcer approach at all- Leo was still on his hands and knees when James entered the kitchen and entered his field of view. Leo's wolf was supposed to be in tune with his surroundings; it was part and parcel with being a Hunter in the first place. He should've heard the Enforcer moving about upstairs well before now. The surprise at meeting James Xavier in the flesh was written all over Leo's face.

And the second reason for his stunned silence was the aforementioned flesh. The guy was ripped- with a capital R- and Leo was glad he was already on the floor because the sight of Jame's abs set things stirring just south of the border, in a way they probably shouldn't be. He;d only been on the pack's property for a week and Leo knew better than to set his eyes on someone who could be spoken for and probably wasn't interested in the first place.

[i]Don't get your hopes up again. He's an Enforcer. He'll kill you without hesitation if you step out of line.[/i]

Just like he killed someone else.

That was the third thing that shut Leo up. Whether or not James was telling the truth about killing a man in this house was anyone's guess, but Leo, being fresh off the road, was ready to take the statement as true fact and an attempt to establish dominance between the two. If Leo had the strength to shift into a wolf, he'd do it instantly, roll over an bear his throat for James in a heartbeat. The scars across James' body just seemed to confirm to Leo that James was capable of taking someone in a fight and coming out on top.

So here he was, in a strange pack's lands, making chit chat with a guy who might just pick fights with bears for fun. And Leo barely knew everyone's names to boot.

[i]I want to go home[/i], he thought with a barely audible whimper.

Then he realized, this was home now.

Finally, after mustering his courage to meet James' eyes (Leo was on the low end of submissive, so he ha to show some deference to the more aggressive James) Leo found his voice- buried somewhere between his stomach and his man bits.

"I grabbed what I could," he said sheepishly, getting another garbage bag from beneath the sink. He opened it up, slid the bag with the catch inside, and tied it off before stepping behind James. "Rabbits and hares. Stew is doable but... you don't eat them raw?"

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