<em>“Formalities aside, I am gonna kick some sense into your thick head.”</em><br/><br/>Rich sighed, rolled his eyes, and prepared to make a return comment.  His lassitude nearly cost him the fight.<br/><br/>Talton charged forward suddenly, his arm pulling back into a full blown, heavyweight blow.  Rich, being caught off guard, reacted instinctively.  If he had been prepared, the lycan would've likely jumped the railing or feinted to the side, but Talton had caught him unawares...<br/><br/>The large lycan was within a few feet before he could meet his charge.  Bending at the waist, hunching his shoulders, locking his neck and placing his forearms below and in front of his forehead, Rich ran forward, using his Beta's momentum and his own to deliver a full body headbutt to his midsection.  This would hurt, but it would hurt Talton more.<br/><br/>Rich was so concerned with the lycan barreling at him that he didn't notice the car pulling into the driveway.  The normal sound of a motor guttering as its fuel was cut off was so commonplace that his brain automatically discarded it.