Tessa stared at the wolf in sympathy.

The wolf closed her eyes, letting the tears fall freely. She whimpered.

It sounded like she was in pain.

Tessa doesn’t know who this wolf is. She’s sure this wolf isn’t a member of her pack. If she was a member, Tessa would have recognized her scent.

Tessa looked at her with a commiserative expression on her face.

“Do you want to talk about it?” Tessa asked her.

The wolf let out a small whimper “There’s nothing to talk about anyway”

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