out of character stuffs
The heat scent didn't draw him in as it had with the other females. His instincts told him that despite the smell she was unfit for pups, and wouldn't be able to bear them. That was enough for him, the draw gone with that simple knowledge. He chuckled as she sat up, flirting clear in her tone. There was nothing drawing him crazy in it, feeling fine to flirt playfully back, not interested in her in that manner.
Even Zalen seemed infected by the good mood that radiated off Palaydrian so brightly. You would think her mate would be afraid to let her out of her sight, lest the wolves came pounding after her. His own smile was more subdued, not yet as comfortable joking around. As far as he was concerned, the pair that he'd seen wandering the territories together were mates, unaware that he might have made a mistake in his words.
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