When I arrive back over where Steele has things set up for Marissa, joining Uncle Ben and George who have returned as well, I realize that the next test has already started. I don’t see Marissa or a blindfold, but I do spot a gorgeous tawny and rust-colored wolf leaping through the air, appearing to be running an obstacle course of some sort. I smell my mate, and Raj is getting agitated enough to let me know that the one I’m eyeing is the girl I’m looking for. That wolf must be Audra, and damn does the sight of her ever have Raj ready and rearing to be let out.
“Down boy,” I mutter, not realizing until I hear Stevie chuckling from right next to me that I said it out loud.
“Talking to the one in your head or the one in your pants?” he wonders, smirking at me in amusement.
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