*Zay* “It’s okay girl”. I say softly, keeping eye contact with Raya while holding my hand down by my side, the palm turned towards the wolf. Seconds later I feel her body kinda mold into me and her nose press against my palm. “Watch out Zay … She isn’t safe”. Raya says, looking worried, trying to,look around me, and keep her eyes on the wolf. I smile knowingly. “She is to me … she thought you would hurt me, that is why she got protective”. The wolf whimpers slightly and I gently scratch her muzzle, feeling how she instantly calms down. “She is a … real wolf”. Raya says doubtfully. “I mean it is not someone in wolf form … it’s an actual wolf”. “She is yes … But she hasn’t always been, she lost her human half”. I look at her … this is what I have been waiting for, hoping to do, forever

