Samiya’s POVRalph and I were at a battle of wills. Our eyes locked in on one another, neither willing to yield.Still sitting on the bed and maintaining a steady gaze on Ralph, I thought up different solutions to the current dilemma. I could run out of here to get the silver pellets and tea, but then that would mean leaving Ralph alone, and leaving Ralph alone entailed possible carnage. I could call Miss Shuzen, but I wanted to prove to the old woman that I could hold my own. Maybe my ego had overshadowed my sense of logic, but it felt right at the time, so I discarded that choice altogether as well.“Miya, he won’t hurt us,” Scarlet’s voice echoed in my head, pulling me away from the silent battle I had with Ralph.And as though Ralph had been engaging in a different battle entirely, he sat on his hind legs and dropped his snout on my thighs, bending his head slightly.“See?”My head tilted to the side as I looked into the wolf’s crimson eyes once more.Staring into those blood-lik
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