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Taking my hand empty hand that's not holding my hoodie and bottle, Zayne turns me and we begin walking again.

“When I first met you, I could barely sense the wolf. I knew she was there, but she seemed…” he tries to find an appropriate word “Asleep? Your aura was faint, not very noticeable, usually the less noticeable the aura, the less dominant the wolf, but since that night, it’s like a veil has been removed and I can sense you better"

I look at him out of the corner of my eye "Does that mean I’m a dominant female?" I ask with a small smile, not wanting to think of the implications of what he is saying.

We come to a stop at the front of the lodge, I hadn’t realized we were standing so close “Compared to me or a fully trained enforcer you’re still a baby so don't go picking fights"

I scoffed, my cheeks heating up in embarrassment. "That was one time" I whispered biting my top lip shyly, besides Tiana is a novice like me.

"But there is something to it though.” He tilts his hea