The houses interior was as well kept as the exterior. You would not think that the house had been left abandoned for years a short time again and had only just had one of its residents return. Sarah had been lucky, she had survived the ordeal, but her mate had not. Sometimes when a mate died, their partner would soon follow, not having the will to continue after loosing the other half of themselves. But Niomi's mother was strong and determined, she survived that hell and the death of her mate to be reunited with her daughter.
Although the house was well maintained, it was still as dead as the rest of the pack looked. The tables, chairs and books all neatly arranged and yet no one had used or occupied them recently, although the layer of dust that laid on them was only a thin coating. Niom
