Chapter 35. Mate?

Instead of the panicky feeling Germaine felt earlier, on seeing the wolf, a rush of warmth, so strong, spread throughout her being and settled in her lower abdomen. The wolf wagged its tail and sat up as if to say — you’re finally awake, time to play with me.

Germaine sighed and lifted a hand and tentatively touched it behind its ears. The wolf moved closer, nuzzling into her hand. It’s fur was soft and warm as she stroked behind its ears and towards the center of its back. “You are a cute wolf, aren’t you?”

Its body stilled as it listened to her. It gave her a wolfish grin and nodded. She was taken aback at this. “Do you… do you understand me?”

It nodded again and moved close to her and licked her hand, then moved to her face and licked the side of her neck. She should have felt gross, she should have felt irritated. Her allergies should have even begun to act up, seeing as she couldn’t be around dogs for long, instead, her face broke out in a wide smile as that w