Axel’s now on the threshold, just behind me, hand still in his pocket. I glance back at him and quickly try to mouth, Suck on it. He frowns at me. Willa and Ryder are still doing their usual innocuous bickering, so I mime it. Axel’s eyes widen. “What the fuck was that?” he mutters. “Oh!” I say loud enough for Willa and Ryder to hear. They give us only a distracted glance. Willa has picked up Skugga and is making big, sad eyes at Ryder as she pleads for a cat. “I just remembered, Axel, I need you to come look at the toilet. It was making this weird sound right before they got here.” I yank him
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