"Because sometimes the heat generator freezes. They use the back up generator to heat the upstairs area where all of them live."

I look down at my hands. They're so stiff. I rub them together breath hot air in it. It's not working. I whimper from how cold it is.

With a shaking head, I look at Xander. He is shivering from the cold. His cheek bones look raw from frostbite. His little stubble has frost on it as well.

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