The Van Helsing Conjecture – Excerpt No. 233

“Julia felt—feels that she owes you her life,” Evelyn said.

In Clara’s mind it was her that owed the werewolf something. Even if this reality proved that her choice to follow through with Evelyn’s plan was the right one, her guilt would not subside… You’d think this would help…

“She never owed me,” Clara said.

“Cl(ara)—My… Clara said that as well,” Evelyn replied. “If anything, werewolves are surprisingly stubborn… Either way she’s been an absolute gem. She even risked her life to recover your—you after the attack.”

In the background, the sounds of the lurking creature became more pronounced. Claws were now running along the walls, as though actively seeking a way out.

a dramatic, high-contrast, cinematic photograph of a young woman with a strong jawline, dark brown hair, and piercing green eyes, dressed in fitted jeans, a black leather jacket with silver accents, and a vibrant red backpack with white straps, intensely focused on pulling a distressed woman with a pale complexion, tangled brown hair, and a torn white shirt, out of the dusty, debris-filled rubble of a destroyed brick building with exposed wooden beams, amidst a somber, overcast sky, capturing the intense struggle and urgency of the rescue scene, with the subjects positioned in the center of the frame, surrounded by chaos, and the atmosphere lit with warm, golden tones.

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