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Wolf Rain

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Wolf Rain

Flesa Black

Dedication

To my husband, a living encyclopedia of little-known facts, who is patient enough to

explain why physics really does have a place in a story.

To my partners in crime, who were willing to read, shred and still made me feel

competent.

To Tiberius, foot warmer, ribbon eater, laptop-computer lover and writing familiar.

You are missed.

Wolf Rain

Chapter One

It was raining. But then it was always raining. Watery light spilled out from the gray

clouds, casting silvery shadows along the tall buildings and sidewalk. Puddles smacked

against the soles of her black tactical boots, sloshing the grungy liquid over the rounded

tips. A quick breeze ruffled her hair and she pulled her black trench coat farther around

her body. Even spring in England was cool, though nowhere as harsh as the winters. Only

thirty years before, there had been sunlight, moments of bright rays that warmed a

person’s body. A trip to the beach meant heavy sunscreen. People could picnic under

shady trees or even out in the open instead of under rain-blocking canopies. But now life

was about hurrying through the days when humans were safe, and surviving the nights

when monsters roamed the streets.

In the distance, Big Ben rang its deep, sedate chimes five times. She had an hour

before she had to be inside, securing her flat, checking the windows, making sure

everything was dead-bolted and padlocked. She also liked to give herself plenty of time

for the soothing routine of brewing tea and putting on the television to watch the

prerecorded shows. Shows calculated to keep the populace calm during the night. No one,

not even studios or radio stations, would dare to work past moonrise.

She was turning the corner, her eyes searching the growing shadows, when she saw

movement in the periphery of her vision. If she hadn’t been vigilant, she would have

missed it. She moved quickly, dodging to the left and up, avoiding the body that flung

itself at her. She immediately grabbed the palm-sized spray can she always carried in her

pocket, yanking it up to point it at the quivering animal who stared and growled.

“Leave off, you bastard. Go prey on a bunny rabbit before I cause you permanent

damage,” she warned with terse words.

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