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Coli squeaked with surprise as Deuce pulled her into a hug, the warmth enveloping her. She was stiff at first, startled eyes fluttering in shock, but as the motherly werewolf spoke in her ear, Coli felt herself relaxing in the firm embrace. This was the first person to actually care. Was this what she had been looking for, all along? Alexey and Cercelee had bridled with righteous anger, striking out at Haku for what he had committed so long ago. It wasn't like he would learn from his mistake, though... and when they had met, the capricious man had not offered any kind of closure. Her aunt, Mew, had wanted to pledge her support, but was too loyal to her sibling to want Coli's side of the story. And no one else knew, except from the rumors that spread abound. Those simple, powerful words that Deuce spoke to her... They were the first thing to move her to tears in over a year.
"I can stay here... with you?" Coli repeated incredulously, self-consciously scrubbing the welling tears in her wide blue eyes. Deuce knew what she was going through... Oh, whatever fate had drawn her to this cabin with the perfect little picket fence and the tiny puppy pawprints in the snow, she would be forever grateful. This would be her haven, a place where it was alright to stay, where she needn't fear anything. She could be there for her little sister, Willow, and be friends with Deuce's son, because this would be her family... "Th-thank you... thank you so much, Miss Deuce, thank you! It's the nicest thing anyone h-has ever done for me," she hiccoughed, smiling shakily into the elegant werewolf's bicolored eyes. Her anxiety was not gone, but it had eased, and that was enough. This would be her home.
