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As I sat in my apartment with Cronan, his brother, and the girl from the woods, I did my best to try and make sense of the situation

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As I sat in my apartment with Cronan, his brother, and the girl from the woods, I did my best to try and make sense of the situation.

"You think we're siblings?" Cronan's brother, who I learned was named Reed, asked disbelievingly.

"I'm not positive, but it would make sense," I answered honestly. "You said that you're twenty, and she's clearly in her late teens. The timing matches up."

Reed frowned and honestly, I didn't blame him for not wanting to believe it. At first glance, Reed and I didn't look much alike, but when next to the young girl, the resemblance was there.

My eyes drifted over to the girl. She sat curled on the couch, under a blanket. Her eyes were darting around and she looked to be overwhelmed. I wasn't sure whether or not she could understand what we were saying, but honestly, I was just glad that she wasn't in the woods anymore.

"This is a lot to take in on one night," Cronan shook his head. "Let's all get some rest and we can regroup tomorrow."

Tomorrow. I knew Cronan was aware of the fact that I planned to leave after the wolf was rescued, but I don't think he realized just how soon it was.

"Tomorrow," I agreed. "Let's meet around three. I want to try and make sure she gets a good night of sleep before. I doubt the woods were comfortable."

Cronan nodded and he gestured to Reed that it was time to go. Once they were gone, I turned my attention to the girl sitting on the couch. I approached slowly and crouched down in front of her.

"Hi," I smiled softly. "Honestly, I wasn't expecting you to shift. Well, I thought it would happen soon, but not this soon. I'm happy though." She didn't reply, but that didn't make my smile drop. "How about we get you ready for bed, yeah?"

I grabbed some of the pillows from my room along with a few blankets before returning to the living room. I wanted to move her to the empty room across from mine, but I was worried about how she'd react. I didn't know where she had come from and I didn't want to risk it. Once I was sure she was comfortable, I turned on the ceiling fan and gave her one last smile.

"Goodnight."

With that, I turned off the light and headed back to my room. I made sure to leave the door open just in case I needed to check up on her and changed into my pajamas before climbing into bed. After everything, I was more than happy to be back on the soft mattress and before I knew it, I was fast asleep.

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I woke up to the sound of rustling in the kitchen. Immediately, my mind was alert. I climbed out of bed and exited the room, expecting something to be wrong, but I found an unexpected sight.

The girl from the woods was still sleeping on the couch, but digging around in my fridge was none other than Reed.

"What are you doing?" I asked. "Actually, how did you get in?"

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