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“I go on s to turn on their owners and prize racehorses to trample their trainers”

“You mean with your mind?”

“Yes, but I can also do good Last year, I helped a tea thery bears to walk away” She blurted on “I helped a pack of wolves return to a national park to protect them from hunters”

“But you turn animals into assassins?”

Gaby lowered her gaze He’d find out soon enough “As surely as a er”

“On orders from Giles?”

“Yes”

“You take out bad guys?”

Gaby nodded “Ars, and terrorists Eneet was a notorious member of the Mexican Cartel The ents and terrorized a local village He enjoyed dogfights Under s ripped him to shreds”

“Don’t look so glum Special forces or drones take out the enemy all the tis and claws”

“I prefer ta them into killers”

“So you think this charm of yours caused me to kiss you?”

“Yes”

He smiled “Last time I looked, I was in human form Can you influence people?”

“No If I could, I wouldn’t be here”