Lacking Humanity|Crescent Moon

Chapter Thirteen

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After Sage's first run and hunt going as well as it did, Leo decided that it'd be the perfect time to show her the proper way to fight against one of her own kind. If she was joining Crescent Moon, Sage would need to learn the appropriate way in sparring and all of that.

Which led her to be in the ring with Caleb.

"I don't want to hurt her." Luke didn't want to ruin his brother's ego, but his money was on his lil sis—Who was listening intently to what their father and Liam were discussing.

And it seemed to be passing along properly as she nodded along with every piece of advice.

"Go easy then if you want, but she needs to learn. If you fake it, then it's not going to help her. She knows this isn't the same. Sage will be fine." Luke rolled his eyes when his brother frowned. Reminding him just how much of a worried Caleb is.

"Alright, keep it in the circle and shift when I say...START!" Leo ordered, and that had Sage enter the circle and go straight into the center. Her tiny fists curling and up in a boxer position, such a human move.

The two started to mirror a walk around the circle, and instantly Liam noticed that Sage was a very patient she-wolf.

While his brother was both unexpecting and unprepared for the quick jabs that she threw his way.

"She's got a bullet punch too, damn. That was nice." Liam cheered as his brother tumbled back, knowing full well that he was going to bruise in a few seconds.

While the brute relied on heavy punches, Sage instantly responded with a duck and spin, attacking her target's side.

And to make matters worse, she added a kick to the opposite leg.

Leo was smirking widely at Sage's technique. The little devil found weakness easy in her opponent. The confusion that this would take in his son definitely confused him as he was slow in calculating. Part of him was furious, but then again, the bond didn't want him to actually hurt her.

"You're gonna let a she-wolf beat you, Caleb?! Come on, Callie!" Rage fueled the male as Liam pulled out their mother's girl's name against him.

And moon goddess have her, it worked.

He finally locked on properly, but the female was too quick for him. There was no using her surroundings like she often did in the gym, but here in the yard, there was nothing for her to use.

His extended punch behind caught an elbow heaving down into his forearm really brought his tempter through the roof as he growled in retaliation. Tackling the she-wolf as they wrestled and tugged at one another.

"SHIFT!" Instantly Sage cracked her bones in more or less the same time that Caleb had. This earned a more bloody battle as Sage felt damnable for this male, thinking they had a chance against her.

The bites were strong, blood had already started to coat the grass below them, but the hold she finally gained on his neck had him go limp and showcase his neck in defeat.

When it was a tap out, Sage instantly started to whine and lick up his open wounds. Leaving Luke to go and grab one of the extra t-shirts laying out and head over towards the two wolves. Caleb huffed, feeling Sage licking him clean of his wounds.

As if his ego wasn't bruised enough.

"Hey, he can do that on his own. Come on." He forced her wolfy head through the shirt's hole. Once her body was covered under the protection of the overgrown male's t-shirt, she shifted. But when her human eyes returned, and all he could see was the build-up of tears.