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Nocturnal Wanderings
Crystal had lived in a duplex close to the main Salem State University campus. I wasn’t sure what I thought I would find, but I did feel better after loping through the shadows and chasing a few nocturnal critters. I didn’t stop to catch and eat any, but my wolf senses were satisfied by the chase.
Different scents assailed me on my trip—the brine of the air, the bitter scent of fallen leaves, and the plastic of the Halloween and festival decorations. But when I arrived at my target address, I found a smell both new and familiar—the same green, floral scent that had been in my kitchen. It was most concentrated around the back door of the duplex, and I wished I could get in and sniff around. Not that I would be able to find anything, and I knew better than to distu
