11 GRAYSON Although Dex is gone, his words seem to hang in the air around me. Did you just talk about biting, little wolf? I can’t believe it happened again. I’m sure I’m thinking something in my head. Only, I actually speak things aloud. And this isn’t me mentioning the name of a random book, either. I tell Dex I want to bite his shoulder. And he replies. I want that, too. Before I could ask more, Dex takes off into the woods. It takes me a full minute to process everything. Questions zing through my head. How can one guy affect me so much? Why would he call me little wolf? And most importantly, how can I stop blabbing stuff out loud around Dex? Eventually, I get myself back to some semblance of normal. These are all good questions, but they must wait for another day. Twelve set

