Chapter 82

"Hi! Oh, sweetie it's so good to see you again!" Lori gushes as she pulls me into a warm hug, half squeezing me to death.

I just smile and awkwardly pat her back. "You too, I'm sorry about the mess...we've been a little run off our feet lately."

"Oh no, hunny don't even worry about it." Lori scoffs, waving off my words as she sits next to me on the couch.

The pups run riot around me, and today I just didn't have the energy to get up and play games.

"You look exhausted, why don't you get some sleep? I'll watch the little wolves." Lori smiles warmly, concern in her eyes as she takes me in.

"No, no I'm fine. Besides, you just got here." I say, sitting up a little so I look more awake.

"What you're doing for this girl, it's truly amazing. Is it just me or is there a lot more she-wolves here?" Lori asks with a slight frown, uncertain if she's just going crazy.

"Thank you, and yeah, there's a lot more actually but I don't feel like going into details." I say softly, glancing at the pups as