Pack (canine)
Animals which typically predominate over others are associated with the term "alpha". Among pack-living wolves, alpha wolves are the genetic parents of most cubs in the pack. Such access to mating females creates strong selective pressure for intra-sex competition.
Soul Eater (novel)
Wolf gets kidnapped by a group of strangers and Torak and Renn set out to find him in The Far North. During their journey, Torak spirit walkers in the form of a raven, and discovers that the Soul Eaters have captured Wolf. They follow them to the Far North, where they encounter Inuktiluk, leader of the White Fox Clan. They go with him to the White Fox Clan's camp, where the clan's mage tells them of a vision she has had, in which Torak is about to hit Wolf with an axe.