Violet had no way of getting back to school, but probably that was for the best. She headed toward the safe house. She knew her siblings would stick around in the mansion, so she would be free to start packing up her stuff. They could go back to their old house, and their old life in California. Maybe if she wasn't in the pack, her father would not even bother her. At least he would have nothing to threaten her with. At any rate, they would muddle through, like they always had.
The grounds were dark, not like at school, where the paths were lit up. She lost her ways a few times. Even with super-senses, it is hard to find your way at times, particularly when your eyes keep blurring with tears. But eventually, Violet found the little cottage where she had spent the summer.
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