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Unable to face another night alone in the new house by herself, Heidi had asked both Yana and Katarina to come stay. She borrowed sleeping bags and cots from Gareth so they wouldn’t have to shift to wolves and sleep on the floor.
That had been three days ago now. They’d helped her put away everything and helped move things around until the interior was homey. They’d even gone shopping with her and helped her pick up several pieces, including some additional chairs for the enormous living room.
After a morning spent cleaning every nook and cranny, they were now all sitting around the fire Heidi built and drinking the hot cocoa she’d made them. Yana’s batch of werewolf vodka was brewing in a little potting shed out back, but it would be a while before it could be served.
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