Chapter 3

Allison Point of View.

"My car is out front. I'll take you to your new house and introduce you to the three people who live there with you. Since you already know that they are all werewolves, you can feel at ease with them and won't have to hide who you really are."

"Good. It will be nice to not have to worry about telling someone my secret."

"Daniela, Tobby, and Adams won't have any trouble with that. They can help you get used to things. It's great to live in Highland.

People and werewolves are in good numbers. The Scarlet Moon Pack lives near people and tries to be like them as much as possible. Because of this, a lot of wolves, both lone wolves like us and pack wolves, like to go to college.

"I don't get it; don't the wolves in the pack hate us?" I ask.

"It isn't easy," Jaxon says, "but we make it work." We don't talk to others. Lone wolves and wolf packs don't get along, and that helps us keep the peace. No one wants to do anything to let the humans know that we are not like them.

"If you can keep the peace, it can't be that bad," I tell him as I watch him carefully.

"No, it's not, but there are rules you have to follow. Once you're settled in, the guys can tell you more about them. I promise you will have a great time in Linton as long as you follow the rules."

"That is all that I care about." I've been waiting a long time to get here. I won't let politics with the pack of wolves ruin it for me. Also, it can't be worse than being chased out of town by a pack of angry dogs.

"You'll love the house. It's on the edge of town, near the forest, but the university is only a twenty-minute walk away. You can ask the guys to show you around. Tell you where you should run when you're in wolf form.

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My new house is only a ten-minute drive away. As we leave the town center, we see big houses with freshly painted fences and well-kept gardens, but it doesn't take long for them to give way to a poorer area. The houses are still big, but most have been turned into apartments, and the gardens around them are overgrown and not taken care of.

"It's not the best part of town, but it's not as bad as it looks, and no one will bother you. Jaxon tells me, "No one will ask any hard questions."

"It's okay," I tell him. I've lived in much worse places than this one.

He pulls up in front of a small house at the end of the street and says, "Well, here we are." Some of the other houses we've seen are in worse shape than this one. It has a small, well-kept garden, and the door is a bright red color.

"Daniella likes to take care of the garden, and she has enlisted the help of Adams and Tobby to decorate the house. He warns me, "She is a bit of a wild card, but she has a good heart."

He takes my bag out of the car's trunk and walks up the driveway. I hurry to catch up with him. I'm starting to feel nervous for the first time since I got to Highland. I've never lived with anyone else besides my mom. I hope I can get along with my new roommates.

Jaxon rings the doorbell. A girl with long dark brown hair and brown eyes opens the door a few minutes later. She is tall and looks very attractive.

"Hi, Jaxon," she says as she hugs him.

After she let him go, she turned to me and looked me over from head to toe. I can tell she's judging me, but she's not being mean. After a moment, she says, "This must be our new housemate... Hi. She grabs my arm and pulls me into the house, saying, "Welcome to 'Lone House.'"

"Thanks," I say in a shaky voice.

"It'll be great to have you here. Even though Adams and Tobby are fine, I am outnumbered. We will be able to hold our own now that there is another she-wolf in the house."

"When did that ever cause you trouble?" He does this with a smile. "You always do what you want. The guys will help you with anything."

She says, "You're exaggerating," and waves Jaxon away.

"They adore you," he says.

She used to listen, but now she doesn't. As she leads me through the house, she says, "I'll take you to your room so you can drop off your bags. Then I'll show you around the house and garden in detail.

You'll really enjoy the garden. It is so quiet, and the forest is right behind it. When we want to go for a run, it's easy for us to get there. After your trip, you must be dying to move. That's possible tonight."

"But first, you need to meet Adams and Tobby with Allison," Jaxon tells her.

"Yes, well. We can also do that."

We both follow her up the stairs. "Your room is right next to mine at the end of the hall."

She opens a door and leads me into a large room with a high ceiling and a window that looks out over the garden and into the forest. It has a double bed, a closet, and a desk for studying, but that's about it.

"This is perfect," I say. I'm used to living in apartments with only one bedroom. This is much bigger than that.

"The bathroom is through the third door on the left. While I show you around, Jaxon will bring your bag up to your room.

"Should I?" He asks her with a smile on his face.

"Of course you will, Jaxon. You are always so helpful," she tells him with a killer smile that lights up her beautiful face.

He blushes and returns to the stairs to retrieve my bag.