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Dr Tomlin winked and left Apparently, he trusted her wolf charh, last ti His only outburst, growling and shaking his cage, happened in human forressive toward her Could he be the one creature her charm did not work on?

He scrubbed his light beard “While you finish eating, where can I shave?”

“There’s a bathroom over there The cabinet has a razor and deodorant”

He drank his water, got up and narrowed his eyes at her “Don’t even think of leaving”

Compelled to obey, Gabby nodded Wait, shouldn’t I co-for-you-master submission “Actually, if anybody considered escape, it would be you”

He sht”

“Impossible on this level”

“Sounds like someone who has tried”

“Why would I? I work here”

“My wolf intuition tells me you are not thrilled about your job”

Gaby stiffened How did he know? The last tiotten far and paid dearly for it Torture and isolation nearly killed her Outside these walls, she didn’t exist She had no social security card or driver’s license She received a false passport, depending on where she travelled for the project’s assignree was in the name of Katy Giles, an infant who died at birth It took Giles three years to trust her again With per as security accompanied her She took a napkin and wiped herwith animals so it suits me”

“Not people?”

She stood and poured coffee in a“I’m not a people person”

He smiled “A lone wolf”

“That’s accurate” She glanced at her watch “Go ahead and shave I’ll finish my notes”