47 The Wolf is ravenous

Xiao Zai had left himself relax into his mixed form, all the better to handle his rut, but now he could feel all the fur on his tail and ears stand on end at Chu Yun's proximity.

What was he doing here? Hadn't Xiao Zai scared him off?

"Leave!" he growled, sending out a wave of pheromones with his words. 

His black wolf ears stood up from his hair, the black fur blending in with the sleek hair strands around them. They twitched in the air, attuned to the most minimal sound from behind the closed door.

There was rustling from the other side, Xiao Zai could hear Chu Yun pressing his open palm against the door's panel. "Stop being stubborn, I can help." He stopped for a moment. "I won't let you go too far."

There was something in his tone that told Xiao Zai he was mostly trying to convince himself. 

"How are you going to stop me?" he asked, his voice gravelly. 

A pause, and then Chu Yun answered. "I have nine little helpers, remember?"