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I tried to warn you.
"You're walking into a trap!"
I rolled my eyes, even though my brother couldn't see me. "Don't you think you're being a bit dramatic?"
"Coop, turn around right now. I'm serious. Once you get here, it's all over. Ma and Pa won't let you leave until they find your mate for you. They've already dug their claws into me, don't let them get you too."
I heard our parents shouting from the background. "It's too late, I just crossed the city limit." I flipped my blinker, then turned onto the back road. "I'll be there soon."
"It was nice knowing you." Scout made a few theatrical noises and then hung up.
Fifteen minutes of going straight and a single turn later, I rolled down the driveway to my parent's house where I'd grown up. Coming home for the holidays was a mixed b
