As I flipped through the nearly worn-out "Companion Wolf Care Manual", rubbing my temples, Liam Holden eyed me warily from the bed.I'd had him for a week.Liam wasn't at all like the companion wolf advertisements claimed, trying to please their owners or doing whatever they asked.He wouldn't even let me touch him, even though he had grown so weak from going so long without a companion's scent and looked like he could collapse at any moment.I watched as his gray tail thumped loudly against the bed.The manual said that a tail wagging fast, with fur puffed out, was a sign that Liam's heat was approaching. During this period, wolves needed their owner's comfort the most.My throat tightened, and I moved closer to him, my left hand brushing lightly over the wolf marking.I coaxed him in a low voice, "Doesn't it hurt? Do you want me to help you?"A flash of confusion passed through Liam's dark pupils, and a muffled growl escaped his throat. At some point, his tail had wrapped its
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