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Gaby slowly turned and parted her lips Frozen

The pulse in her throat puaze It’s not like this was the first time she’d witnessed him shift He sat and cocked his head I’m ready

She shook her head “I still can’t believe what my senses tell me is true”

I’m no illusion I feel at home in wolf form I can’t be the result of an experiment

Gaby bit her lip and approached She held out her hand He sniffed her hand; he inhaled her rich aro him of vanilla, and honeysuckle “Good wolf”

To ease her nerves, he played the role of a dos out and waved his tail

She put down the tablet “Raise your right paw up if you understand me”

Oh, brother No trust Then again, ould she? If he wanted to harh to stop him He had to ad shake

“You understand what I’”

Duh He waved his paw to confirm

She took a long breath and released it “Okay Put your pan”

Another test? He obeyed

“Stand”

He stood She needed to stop with the obedience commands

“Pin your ears back” Again, he obeyed His wolf groaned Please, don’t askI have a limit on what I’ll do for a subordinate human