Upon being tossed off like a ragdoll Konrad snarled vehemently at the female and got to his feet as quickly as possible. Flexing his muscles he cursed himself for not keeping as good of a guard up as he should have. That could have gone smoother. He had caught her off guard but just for a moment and it had not been long enough for him to restrain her better; it was nice that she was playing hard to get. Nevertheless she had her attention fully on him and ready to spill blood, away from everything else. He noticed the look in her eyes but only saw it as weakness, that look of sorrow. If she was filled with bloodlust why should she be filled with sorrow? She should want to rip his throat out, like she had been earlier, why would an alpha hell bent on defending her pack expressing sorrow?<br/><br/>She could growl at him all she wanted, but this was not over by a long shot.<br/><br/>Women, he thought to himself, they were always strange no matter what time of year they were facing. They were always so complex; there were times where he didnâ€™t even understand his old mateâ€™s emotions. While there might have been a small understanding why, something dealing with why he felt compelled to do anything in his power to prevent the other wolves from snatching her from him, he saw it as a weakness. An Alpha was not weak. Perhaps his little display had not been the finest example of strength he knew that during a time like this an Alpha must not falter. She had broken a rule, and for whatever reason he felt that he needed to correct that. He needed to show her how a true Alpha ran his pack, how one must not falter during times of battle.<br/><br/>It all happened in one swift movement. A cruel smirk formed on his lips ad he lunged again, growling to show just how adamant he was, this time he sank his claws into her shoulders and refused to let go. Large fangs were brought down upon her neck, blood soaking fur. Konrad would not make the same mistake again. This time he was not messing around. He was going to have her one way or another even if it killed him.