Alpha Zeus

"Alpha Zeus," he finally said, "are you alright? What happened to you?"

I said nothing in response to the question. I was still trying to get myself in order. I looked at my hands. The claws were still out. I withdrew them to their place. Then, I drew in a deep breath which I slowly let out.

"Alpha Zeus, what happened to you? I was scared to death just now."

"Mtcheew!" I let out a sigh of relief. I was glad I didn't lay a finger on Maxwell. If I had done that, it would have been more terrible. "I'm fine, Maxwell."

"No, you are not," he said...