The greyish-brown stranger leaning against the tree glanced toward him before freezing suddenly, muscles tensing as he curled his large body as close as possible to the tree. The sudden stink of fear permeated the air, and Wayne blinked in confusion before leaping over the fence, glancing around to make sure that nothing else had set off the reaction of fear in the man. He wouldn’t have come to investigate the horses if he’d been wary of them like Sebastian had been afraid of the pied mare, so all the cowboy could think was that he was the reason.
“Pal—it’s all right,” the dirty-blonde wolfdog said uncertainly, lowering his ears as he came a little closer. He stopped in his tracks when he saw the scars tearing across the other hybrid’s body, painful-looking ones, some that could only have healed a month or so past. His jaw loosened, hanging open in horror, and he found himself at a loss for what to do.
“Hey, man—are you okay?” The statement came out lamely, his deep and gruff voice softened by concern. Hell, he didn’t think he could deal with this. “What hap—what’s wrong?” He knew enough not to bring up whatever had caused the scars; the present was of importance right now, not undoubtedly bad memories. He needed to know how to calm the new guy down now, to let him know that Wayne wouldn’t think of hurting him.
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