Claire De Lune
““Hello?”
“Um, hi, Matthew.”
“Claire!” Relief flooded his voice. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m sorry about your neighbors. Things must have been pretty nuts around there today, huh?” She hoped that he would just think she sounded shaky because she was upset about the murders.
“Totally. My dad’s in hyperdrive, and if the news guys aren’t in our living room, the cops are. He doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that it was our neighbors who were attacked, so he’s taking it way more personally t...han usual. Mom and I are just trying to stay out of his way.”
Claire’s head spun. She sat down on the edge of her bed and drew in a deep breath.
“Claire?”
“Yeah, I’m here. So, your dad—he thinks this was like, some sort of warning?”
“I guess. Or taunting, more like. Like that thing thinks it can’t be caught, that my dad’ll never get him.” He laughed. “It was like waving a red cape in front of a bull. He’s more determined than ever to find the werewolf.MoreLess
“Um, hi, Matthew.”
“Claire!” Relief flooded his voice. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m sorry about your neighbors. Things must have been pretty nuts around there today, huh?” She hoped that he would just think she sounded shaky because she was upset about the murders.
“Totally. My dad’s in hyperdrive, and if the news guys aren’t in our living room, the cops are. He doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that it was our neighbors who were attacked, so he’s taking it way more personally t...han usual. Mom and I are just trying to stay out of his way.”
Claire’s head spun. She sat down on the edge of her bed and drew in a deep breath.
“Claire?”
“Yeah, I’m here. So, your dad—he thinks this was like, some sort of warning?”
“I guess. Or taunting, more like. Like that thing thinks it can’t be caught, that my dad’ll never get him.” He laughed. “It was like waving a red cape in front of a bull. He’s more determined than ever to find the werewolf.MoreLess
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