Then a kind of gull-wroth takes Helissent, a wolf-wroth, a magic-wroth. She takes out her phone. She sends a message to a friend. It says simply, \u201cIf I do not contact u in 3 days E. has killed me.\u201d She does not let Mr. Gulley see it as she types.<\/p>\n
She puts the phone back in her purse, sets her purse down at her side, and walks up to the wolf.<\/p>\n
She touches it. She buries her arms in its fur. She skitches at its neck.<\/p>\n
She hugs it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAh,\u201d says Mr. Gulley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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