Chapter 40 Jealousy in Fur and Fang

It wasn't the meat that Cotton Candy disliked—it was the person who made it. Just the scent alone stirred a deep hostility in him. In ancient times, large predatory male therians were territorial by nature, marking land like true wild beasts. Though modern-day therians had learned to suppress such instincts, avoiding the need for territory, powerful males still clashed instinctively when in close proximity.