- You'll get cold. - Michael said in a quiet voice, putting a hood on me. WHAT? While I was trying to understand what had just happened, the alpha sat next to me on the bench. - Your "five minutes" dragged on for an hour and a half. - Mikhail stunned me, lighting his cigarette. An hour and a half? I looked at the pack of my cigarettes in my hand, I was left alone. Apparently, I've been sitting here for a really long time. The pack was whole when I came down here ... - Let's go to the house. - He suggested, but he did not get up from his place. I took the last cigarette out of the pack and took a puff. - When all this is over, I will go to the forest. - I said in a hoarse voice, either from cigarettes or cold. Lungs instantly burned with tobacco smoke after a puff. Nobody is keeping you here. The alpha spoke softly. - You contradict yourself. I chuckled. - I'm not going to be named. Michael answered harshly. If yes, then yes. "No", so "no". - Well settled

After the revelations of Bars early in the morning, Pasha went to Korotkov and immediately put a "block" on his thoughts. I lay back on the bed. No, I didn't want to sleep. I wanted to think. And they let me think. Inari was cooking something in the kitchen, and Bars was not in the mood for any conversation at all. Our new friend took a book out of his bag and sat down on a chair by the window and began to pretend to be furniture. Don't be shy, I'm not here. So I began to think, looking at the white ceiling of my room. What is in Korotkov's head anyway? How many alternatives did he come up with to remove his "curse"? And what role has he prepared for each of us in them? Only one thing is "pleasant" - Korotkov really wanted to break the painful ties with Voronov, but the question is for Pasha's sake or for his own? Maybe Pasha is also just one of his puppets to achieve what he wants? Maybe Korotkov had long given up on the connection between Voronov after dozens of unsuccessful a

- Why? - Finally, the Fox spoke as soon as the front door of my apartment closed. As we drove home, he didn't say a word. The leopard stayed in the dryad's apartment while we decided to go pick up things for the trip. - You can learn more about yourself in Kyoto. I answered a completely different question. - Kostya ... - Fox turned me to face him. - This is not the answer to my question. He lifted my face by the chin and our eyes met. - What do you want to hear ... - I said softly. - And what answer do you want to see in my eyes ... - I have no idea ... - Fox turned away and went into the room. - One thing pleases, you have no fear before the trip with Maroon. So you don't need me. Here you have made your choice. - What are you talking about now? - I did not understand the last phrase of my Inari. - Seriously! He suddenly laughed. - One man dumped him in the middle of nowhere, so why waste time ... You can ... But that was too much! The slap instantly burned Fo

- Linda! The alpha snarled at her. - What, father! The girl snapped back at him. “You have nothing more to lose anyway!” - To you? I asked, looking at the map. As I thought, it was in this square that we had to get ... “I left the pack a long time ago. - Wow, how much pride in her words. - You didn't leave, but you were kicked out! - The girl who came forward almost spat in her face. - Your Santa Barbara, of course, is very exciting, but maybe back to business. “Relationships in a strange pack do not concern me. More importantly, where did white wolves come from and why now? - Have white wolves attacked you before? - I clarified. - Not. Linda replied. “We have been living side by side with the local white wolves for a long time. - That is, they were other people's wolves? I asked. - They were wild wolves! Alpha shouted. “They were much larger than ours, more aggressive, more bloodthirsty. Did they turn into people? I kept asking. - Only the leader. Al

- Well, what did the demon throw out? Chris asked. Damn, I already forgot about her presence. But another phone call did not give me an answer. Now Bars has already called ... Now, it’s even interesting what he will say in his defense ... or did Marun not lie when he assumed that Bars might not know about his abilities? By the way, Bars, now, is calling Fox's phone, which means that he may not expect me to answer the call. If, only, he, like Pasha, did not call me first ... Although why would he call me ... - Hello. - Finally, I answer, lighting a cigarette. Damn, I haven't smoked for almost a day... - I returned Bars his soul. Marun's voice answered me on the phone. That's what I did not expect, so to hear him ... - Will you leave now? I asked. - Not. The demon replied quickly. - Why? – I ask, angrily extinguishing a cigarette butt in an ashtray. How does he not understand that he only complicates everything with his actions! “I would rather live one mortal li