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“Do…you guys need some time alone?” I asked Ok, I was a little freaked

“It’s just sohed Emmy “Share ambient heat It’s cold”

“Are you kidding? It’s like 90 degrees”

“Not for us,” Emmy said patiently

“It’s not just that, you know,” added Noah “Ever seen pictures of wolf pups? How they all pile together? Well, you know, so”

I plunked down on one of those plastic dragons that bounce back and forth on a big spring I bounced it a couple of times I didn’t knohat to say

“So what are you guys gonna do in the fall?”

They just looked at each other, kind of sheepish

Noahover E I’ve ever seen “We were thinking weThere’s jobs up there On, like, fishing boats and stuff In Hudson Bay The nights…are really long It’s safer There’s whole towns that are just ours Communities And, well You probably heard, about Aidan?”

Aidan’s the kid fro Earette

“Well, you know, he was kind of seeing Bethany?”

“What? Bethany turned like a year ago! Why would he even touch her?”

They shrugged, identically

“So they werearound in back of his truck and all of the sudden he just fucking killed her,” Noah whispered, like he didn’t really believe it “She trusted hiod, he let her feed off him! That’s like…I don’t kno to explain it so you’ll understand, Scout That’s serious shit with us It’s wayIt’s a pact A promise”

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