Further up ahead, Julia caught sight of domes that were indicative of an observatory. That in itself would have been a rare find, but dead trees were protruding through the walls and dome made it doubly so. These had not grown through the buildings, but were occupying the same space.
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Julia sailed through the air until she collided with loose dirt at high speed. When the dust settled, she was partially buried into the soft earth, nestled in what used to be a network of roots for the tree tumbling into the void.
“Well… that could have gone better,” Julia said.
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“You were always a failure,” Adrienne said.
“You’re dead,” Julia countered softly.
“Just like your father…” Adrienne said and paused to let those words soak in.
“I had nothing to do with it—” Julia replied after counting down from five to calm down.
“You’re pathetic,” Adrienne said. “It should be you in that grave.”
“It wasn’t me who decided to pick a fight with the harpy,” Julia said. using what her pack often referred Clara as.
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A part of her wanted to catch up with the three women. It would certainly be awkward, but there was something to their relationship, an energy that she was desperate to experience first hand.
“Looking at them, even though imperfect, reminds me of how much of a train wreck my life is…” Julia said.
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“Well, I’m going to have to bite the bullet,” Julia said.
She had been walking up the stream for a while to find deep water but came up dry. Instead, she settled on a shallow pool of clear water with a rocky bottom to wash up.
“I’m going to freeze my tits off,” Julia added bitterly.
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Since Julia was not hungry and werewolves do not eat trees, the substance was most likely honey. So, she licked the back of her hand and confirmed her hypothesis.
“Right now, there are some seriously pissed off bees or wasps looking for me,” Julia said.
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She steered clear of strangers, because it avoided getting attached or hurt. The key to her success in surviving the big city streets was going about her day unnoticed. Whereas in prison, getting noticed only marked her as a target… Like Nikki and her weird tattoo.
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Julia came to the edge of the trail. The first thing she noticed was the pervasive scent of humans, although it differed greatly from what she was accustomed to. There was no hint of aftershave, or perfume, and even subtle smells like shampoo was overpowered by body odor.
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Normally werewolves changed once a month, whenever the call to the wild was strongest. Based on what happened last night, she should have been in the clear.
“Why am I feeling it now?” Julia asked while wondering how the pull tonight was more pronounced.
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All around, birds who settled in for the night were spooked by the attack. Their fevered flight through the sky created frightful shadows on the world below. By the time the sound of their flapping faded, the water was pristine and calm, as though nothing had happened.
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