The human knew what I was as soon as he laid eyes on me.
He hadn't seen me with Caius the previous evening, but he knew a wolf when he saw one, and he was sensible enough to see me as a threat and not a potential conquest.
He froze in his steps, looking desperately around for an escape in the bustling street as if I would shift forms and tear him apart in front of thousands of tourists.
I could smell the fear emanating from him, overpowering the usual strong scent of the heart of a human city, but I shook my head when he considered turning and running from me, and he was intelligent enough to know it was not worth trying to hide from me, anyway.
As I took a step forward, the human flinched. I tilted my head and smiled at him, trying to ease his fears.
"I'm not going to hurt you," I sa
