Vera smirked, leaning down so her face was closer to Jaii’s. “Look at that. You’ve got your own pack going on now.” When Kiara didn’t say much, however, she looked up with a frown. “Do you know her well?” she asked, wondering why someone so shy would follow a pack into such a dangerous situation.

“Hey! Hey, uh…Kiara, right?” she called out, putting a hand on Jaii’s shoulder before walking quickly to catch up with her fellow shifter. “Hey…uh, can we talk?” she asked, smiling. They continued outside, but once on the front porch Vera nodded toward the long bench swing, sitting down and gesturing for her to do so as well. “Don’t tell me you’re leaving. I don’t know what’s going on between you and that guy, but if he’s not your mate then forget him. I know this place doesn’t look like much, but I’m sure as soon as I talk to my dad we can have this property. I’ll play all the right cards and this place will belong to you all. Well, us, as soon as I join,” she said with a small shrug.

“Come on, you’re way too tense…what is it? Can I help? You want to go for a run or something?” she asked, trying to think of what could possibly help her feel more at home…or at least speak, she’d barely spoken a word since they met. Vera swung her feet beneath the seat, unable to sit still for very long. It'd been a busy day, and she wasn't ready to rest yet. “Or we could go find you a room upstairs. What would you like to do?”