Rakesh was so transfixed on his thoughts and processing the fact that he finally ran into another wolf, he barely noticed Josie had made her way back inside the cottage as Soren left. He followed her and closed the door, noticing how she automatically buried herself into one of her litany of books she had on her table. Rakesh sat on the couch and observed her, reading her mannerisms easily. He gave her a moment before he finally piped up.

“So, you’re out here by choice,” the wolf ...