Deucalion was actually nervous to see her go inside the cabin. He'd done his best to clean up the destruction he'd caused but there were still gouges in the walls and floor from his claws and some chunks taken out of the fireplace. And the weight room downstairs was still being worked on.
He killed the engine and looked over at her. A crowd had gathered out in the square. They were trying to get a good look into the truck.
"Ready?"
Smiling, she nodded. "Yeah. It's good to be back."
She hopped out while he did the same, reaching into the back to grab her suitcase. As she rounded the hood of the truck, Casey pushed to the front of the crowd. As soon as she saw Allison, she let out a yell, "Allison!", and started running. Allison knelt down and waited for the girl to run into her arms. Al
