“They’re friendly,” Vera tells me, and I nod.
She pets one of them, and I reach out, running my fingers along the wolf closest to me and feeling their soft fur.They’re so much taller than I was expecting them to be.I thought that they would be like oversized dogs, but they’re so much bigger than that.
“Okay, come on guys!Stormy, Thunder, Rosie, you’re with me!”
“Where are we going?”I ask her as she takes off down the path the way we came.
“To the training ring.I try to do at least two groups a day.It helps with their mental stimulation and helps build a bond between us,” she explains.
“It’s cool that you can do all of this.”
“You could too, if you wanted to.”
“Yeah?”
“Sure.I’ll teach you.”
She wants to teach me something that she loves.That has to be a good sign, right?
“Come on,” she yells to the few wolves behind us as she enters the training ring.
I notice that the rest of the pack is close behind, but she makes sure that only a few wolves come into the ring with us.
I stand off to the side as she calls to get them in order.I watch as she starts the session and smile.She’s so calm and at ease here.She’s in her element.She’s amazing and absolutely mesmerizing to watch.She has control over the wolves, and you can see the love and trust between them.
I lean against the fence and watch as she has the wolves jump up onto podiums or run across bridges.She rewards each of them with some praise and a piece of meat.She smiles as she finishes up with the first group and lets them out to join the pack.
“Now what?”I ask her.
“Now I check the property for anything that could hurt them.Then I need to check on the pack and make sure that each of them is doing okay and acting normally.”
“Then what?”
“Then we eat,” she says with a wide grin.
“Lead the way.”
I follow her over to the pack and watch as she goes up to some.She walks through the wolves, her eyes scanning over them.She crouches next to one, running her hands down the wolf’s legs.
“Everything okay?”I call, and she nods.
“Yeah, she was acting strange the other day, but she seems to be back to normal today.”
We head back to the four-wheeler, and I climb on behind her.She takes off down the trail, and I hold onto her.Feeling her soft curves pressed against me is a sweet kind of torture.My brain starts to imagine a different way for us to be pressed together and I have to shake my head and put some distance between our bodies so she doesn’t feel my arousal.
She drives around the property, and I just try to enjoy the ride and the views.Soon enough, we’re pulling up next to the house again, and I’m following her inside.
Vera washes her hands and I join her at the sink.
“What did you pack for lunch?”She asks me as she pulls out the picnic basket.
“I picked up some wraps and sandwiches from the market.Oh, and some salads and stuff.”
She opens the basket and starts to pull out the food while I wash my hands.
“Oh, dibs on the spicy club,” she says, and I smile.
“Do you like spicy foods?”
