Eva was extremely happy when she heard her cousin's declaration. She was also happy that she had a big sister to play with and talk things over with.

Her mother was sometimes, busy with helping her father with pack duties. And Derek was also busy with his friends. It was worse now that he started college. She only saw him in the evenings, and she wasn't ssatisfied with that.She wondered how long her cousin would be staying; she hoped it was for a very long time.

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