A new day brought new problems. To inspect the World she came to me, before I had time to have breakfast. She was alarmed, even her always perfectly straight short hair looked somehow disheveled today. I watched her closely as she changed her bandages. Something definitely bothered her, and several times it seemed to me that she wanted to say something.- After five or six days, you can remove the bandage from your neck, you should save your hand for at least another seven days.We agreed with her that she would give me medicines with her. Actually, that's all - it remains to receive money from Bruce and you can touch it from here. I decided that it was better to awkwardly ask for Reed's tail than to the Martin brothers. If they have not grown mentally, then they will start to take me deeper into the forest and drop me off. At the very door of the World stopped and still could not stand it:- Lark, talk to Reed, please. He will have a difficult choice, and you can help him, - and the

Exiled to be, I suppose, too. Then it remains - to retire from the pack with a couple. And this is me, - he, suggesting that I continue, raised an eyebrow, - So, I just want to leave here. We can leave together, especially since I am now without wheels, it’s even more profitable for me. - So?- And then ... you look for a warmer place for yourself, and I will go where I planned."Understood." He walked back to the car. - What were you waiting for? - I said after him, - I'm just wondering what kind of reaction you expected from me, why are you so surprised by mine? - Do you hate me so much? What turns you on at the mere thought of trying? - he slammed the door, which he had already opened, and turned to me.- To attempt? What exactly? Live as one big and friendly family?"I don't expect that from you," he said tiredly, "but you could at least try to get to know me better." - But it's my right not to have anything to do with you, - I was starting to get pissed off that accusations

Now you have your own way - Laura Cooper took her grandson by the hand and led to the tree. To that very "family tree", probably. I reflexively followed them. The garland, as I now saw, was a simple rope on which leather bracelets were strung. They were all the same, only two stood out among them - instead of a wide leather strip, a wooden plate was threaded through. I moved even closer, almost burying myself in Reed. Names were written on the pieces of wood - Luke Wilson and Rachel Wilson. All the rest turned out to be named too - there were all the names of the pack. Grandma Cooper took off one bracelet and tied it around Reid's arm.“Wear it until you find a place that will become your new home,” I watched in horror as it turned from a marriage ceremony into a farewell ritual. She tied the knot around his wrist, then clasped his hand in her own. And then she let go. Reed no longer belonged to this pack. The wolves howled their farewells. My heart ached with pity for him. He froze i

Oh, Reid! I love you so much! Let's run away together, create our own flock and give birth to a bunch of wolf cubs! - I portrayed her, of course, in a squeaky voice.- Claire, my soul, I would be glad, but here's an ambush, I bit the other one, looking at the night, - oh, how it turned out in my verses, of course, in a rough bass.- I'll help you get rid of her - let's eat her! - carried me. At that moment, Reid grinned, shook his head, and looked straight at my window—right at me. Oops! Gotcha... Who knew that his wolf locators were tuned to my house. Claire must have realized that it was not her words that made Reed laugh, and she also looked at my window. Just less friendly. Hiding no longer made sense, Reed, looking at me, knocked on his watch, and pointed to the front door. That's right, he was following me when Claire caught him.Farewell to the aunt was short-lived - without hugs and long words. Such expressions of emotions were not peculiar to her, surpluses of tenderness were

And in the morning they brazenly threw me, leaving hairs of wool on an already stale blanket and a bunch of unanswered questions. Oh, how angry I was! Either to worry that a stray werewolf or a naked Reed is wandering somewhere around the district, or to be glad that it’s not for me to deal with this. But I'm not used to rejoicing early, it is unlikely that the beast that tracked me down to Laramie will leave me alone so easily. And if he is not there, then Reed has already left the room. But where did he go - a good question. I should ask if Reed Cooper checked in here.Deciding to quickly leave this haunt, I hastily treated my wounds (Mira would have been horrified by the surrounding unsterility), put myself in order, put the clothes in which I spent the night deeper into my suitcase, and went to make inquiries.A portly woman in a knitted waistcoat, who replaced yesterday's quiz-lover, gave me a lapel-turn in a very rude manner - she is not going to give information about the guest