Werewolves often changed once a month. Given that Julia woke up in the morning, she should have been in the clear. However, the moon and sun were not in sync, meaning the full moon was straddling two nights. That’s why the tide times change every day.
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Julia reached the edge of the trail. While the scents of humanity were pervasive, it differed from what she was accustomed to. There were no traces of aftershave, perfume, or subtle aromas like shampoo. All of it was overpowered by body odour. Humans au naturel…
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Julia understood what it meant to be institutionalised. While some reacted violently to the mindless routine, Julia grudgingly thrived in such an environment. In a sea of chaos, stability was the anchor to weather the storm. That or hot showers and three meals a day is better than being cold and hungry on the winter streets.
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After the last of the hikers were absorbed by the woods, Julia began her search for the camp. It took the better part of an hour to find it, with twenty minutes spent crossing a field of dry pine needles. Everything was as she left it, except for her damp clothes brought on by the morning dew.
“Great,” Julia said. “Going to take a while to dry.”
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Julia’s complexion paled as her blood pressure dropped. As the sound of her heartbeat dominated her thoughts, Julia could not help but wonder what brought this on.
This was a lot of information to take in, especially for Julia, but there were normally few reasons to fear a young woman travelling alone in the woods. From their point of view I’m the Little Red Riding Hood, but really I’m the wolf.
“You must be proud,” Julia said while hiding the effects of envy, she assumed, over someone else getting more than a rap sheet in high school.
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Julia reached the edge of the trail. While there was the pervasive scent of humans, it differed greatly from what she was accustomed to. There was no aftershave, perfume, or subtle smells like shampoo. All of it was overpowered by body odour.
If she guessed right, hikers must be several days away from a camp in either direction. Otherwise, some would smell noticeably better than others.
“Not like I smell much better,” Julia mused, after marinating in her clothes all day. “At least I’ll fit in.”
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“I could wait—” Julia said and stopped with that familiar tug at her soul. “Shit!”
Werewolves normally changed once a month. Given how Julia blacked out last night, she should have been in the clear.
“Why am I feeling it now?” Julia asked, surprised the pull was so pronounced.
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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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