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"Why do they have so many women's things?" I asked Lily as we rummaged through this closet for something to wear. "They

are your companions. It is their greatest duty and responsibility to take care of you and to fulfill every possible wish."

"Even leaving me alone?"

Lily just raised her eyebrows.

"For a short time, maybe. But in the most extreme case we're talking about a maximum of a few days. In the long run you won't get rid of them either . Stepping away from you goes against all their instincts right now.

If they could and you didn't run away screaming, they'd probably want to cuddle with you in their wolf forms."

"Please what?!" I asked in horror.

Werewolves and cuddling?! The idea sounded almost as stupid as if she had just told me to cuddle with a bear.

"Believe me, that's less bad than you might think at first when you see the werewolves as monsters.

Their fur is really soft and retains heat damn well.

It's almost like you're cuddling with a living, fluffy electric blanket." I looked

at the blond woman in confusion.

Had she lost her mind?

"Yeah, I can see you don't believe me. I would if I were you Probably not either.

Oh look, what do you think of these clothes. They should be warm enough for the weather outside."

She took dark pants and a blue shirt from the closet.

"Blue?" I asked sceptically. That would only make me stand out unnecessarily in nature. "

Yes, why not. It certainly looks good with your dark hair."

But then it seemed to have clicked on her as well, which was my problem with the color.

"I... I don't want to rob you of your illusion now, but you won't get away from here. The twins and the whole pack will not let you out of their sight after you try to escape. If you're walking around alone, any werewolf is supposed to bring you back to your companions right away..."

I had to swallow.

Had I really robbed myself of any other escape options with my first failed escape?

Lily smiled encouragingly.

"I know that sounds awful right now and it sure is awful for someone like you, but that's normal pack procedure when a mate is at risk of absconding. And let's be honest: You really surprised the whole pack, including your companions.

Luke was still pretty sure that you still had after-effects from the medication and your vegetative state. Nobody would have ever thought that you could still climb like this. That really left an impression on some." "

I don't want to impress anyone here. I just want to get out of here!"

,,I know. But fate has planned something else, and even if you are going to curse it now, there is no other way than to accept this fate and see what you do with it." She paused briefly while speaking: "Come on "Maybe we should really get some fresh air. It might help you think a little more clearly and think about your options. And you can change into a different color if you like."

She rummaged briefly in the closet again.

"Here, how about that?"

She pulled out a dark green perlover and handed it to me along with the pants.

I looked at her uncertainly and then to the windows in the bedroom. Should I really change here?

"If you want you can change in the bathroom. The windows there are covered with mirror foil from the inside.

I had this arranged myself when building the houses, since that would be a bit too public for me, with the relatively large windows and the good view of werewolves.

You can change your clothes without worrying."

I stood uncertainly in the doorway to the outside.

Actually just waiting for the twins, maybe even in their wolf form, to come rushing from some direction.

"I can really just go out with you?" I asked Lily uncertainly. I really didn't feel like meeting the twins too often unnecessarily

. "She just said.

"Almost everything?" I wanted to know from her. It didn't have to be that I got into an even worse situation than I already was out of sheer ignorance. "Yes, almost

everything. Maybe you shouldn't kill anyone from the pack now, but other than that, there are very few limits."

"So, hypothetically, I'd be allowed to kill someone here if they don't belong to the pack?" "

Yes," came the brief reply.

"You werewolves are crazy." I mumbled more to myself, but Lily just grinned. "

Believe me, there will be plenty of other things that seem crazy to you."

"Is that a threat or a warning?" I asked her. Maybe she just wanted to laugh at me a bit.

However, she only answered "Both."

Unsure what to think of that now, I looked at her.

"Come on, let's get out."

I crossed the threshold and honestly still expected the worst.

Nothing happened.

Even though I still couldn't resist watching for every little movement in the bushes.

"If you want, I can show you something of the settlement."

Questioningly I looked at her and then again in the area. I couldn't see where a settlement should be here with the best will in the world. "

Yes, I understand you ". The werewolf definition of a settlement is also a bit of a game. You either live as close together as possible or with what feels like kilometers in between. Although, to be honest, I find the latter more pleasant. At first we also lived here in such a huge building. If If you want, I can show you the remains of it sometime. We'll tear down the building bit by bit and reuse the resources as best we can."

"Can I ask you something?" I asked the blond-haired woman.

"Yes, of course. What do you want to know?" She said and slowly started walking in one direction. I quickly set out to follow her, not letting too much distance come between us.

"How big is the area you take up?" "

Uff," she said briefly: "I just have to think about it. Well, I don't know for sure either, my companion Tyler would know for sure, if at all. But it would have to be a little over 1,000 square kilometers."

I looked at her in amazement: "That's quite a lot of space."

"Yes, that's really a lot. However, we are also the most powerful pack and have many members living all over the territory. However, like real wolves, werewolves are fairly persistent runners. A werewolf can cross the territory in less than a day." "

And you need the area too?"

"Yes, that's actually the case. It takes a lot of space to feed a pack. Especially since werewolves easily need twice or three times as much food as a human."

We were silent for a while.

"May I ask you your name again?"

I looked at her uncertainly.

"Then other people will find out..."

,,Here? Yes, probably. The trees and shrubs here surprisingly often have eyes and ears. But that's also important for the safety of the pack, so that nobody gets in here without permission."

I then shook my head in refusal. It really didn't have to be that these two crazy people knew my name.