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Eli pursed his lips "Well--"

"No," said Shaya, casting Eli a warning glare

They chatted a little more about the extree Ally, however, hung back and then turned to Harley

"I knohat it’s like to co in," Ally said to her "If you ever need to vent about it or anything, you come to me"

Surprised, Harley blinked "Uone

"She’s uncoave a curt nod, fists clenched "The shifter world was never good to Harley And she doesn’t trust easy"

"Did you tell her I was half human?" Shaya asked

"Yeah I think it relieved her to know that being half human wouldn’t be an issue" He was pretty sure it also annoyed her that he’d weakened her "I can’t stay" argument

"It takes time to settle into a new place, especially if that place is filled with strong personalities," Ally pointed out as she joined the person to be around, are you, Jesse?"

"Harley deals with me just fine" Which wasn’t an easy feat

"She won’t find it easy to fit in here," Derren warned hiht Her upbringing was no walk in the park, but she survived it That tells hly dominant Prides and packs have a similar structure, but she wasn’t part of a real pride This will all be very new to her"

"I know," he said

"She’s also spent a lot of years around hu to a pack will be the equivalent of a city girlto a small town She’s used to noise, bustle, and privacy We’re in each other’s business and have no real privacy and are out in the row to feel bored, overwhel job and a purpose; she hed "I know all this, Derren"

"You need to also consider that she’s been living the high life for a while now"

"She also spent a lot of her years living the total opposite of that"