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Summary Of Billy Black's Trailfire Stories
As the sun set on the last bonfire of the year, the kids all gathered around, waiting for Billy Black’s famous campfire stories. The weekend prior Halloween meant his tales would make even the bravest would shiver in fright as they huddled in a tight group, listening attentively as his voice echoed through the night air with only the crackling fire to interrupt him.
As usual, the shyest of the pack sat on the far side of the fire, furthest from Chief Black and the rest of his friends, but this time with a more serious reason; she was there, Raven Uley, the girl who had just moved to the reservation and his imprint. When he and Brady offered to lend her father, Mr. Uley, a hand moving into their home, Colin imprinted on his daughter. Since that moment, he couldn’t seem to bring himself to speak to her, let alone spend time with her.
Quietly from his seat on the opposite side of the fire, he merely watched how the firelight played with the color of her hair, making it shimmer, or how her face it up as she shared a laugh with her friend sitting beside her. A movement to her right caught his attention; his best friend, Brady, who sat on the other side of Raven, was signaling him to come over and join them.
When Collin stood up hesitantly to walk to their side of the fire, he found that the only free spot was next to
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Instead, their eyes glanced at the darkened woods, wondering if there was something following them like in one of Chief Black’s stories. While he knew the ghost tales weren’t true, Collin’s sensitive hearing did pick up the fact that there was indeed something out there, but he wasn’t alarmed at all as his nose told him exactly who it was. Finally, Collin found his voice. “You said that you are new here. Where’d you live

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