#Chapter 37: Saturday Night

Edwin & Audrey Edwin’s POV I exhaled with a sigh, the smoke from my cigar puffing from between my lips and trailing into the night sky. Leaning on my balcony, I took another drag and held it for a moment, flicking a bit of ash off the tip and watching as the dim red embers fluttered to the ground below. All around me, I could hear the sounds of the town awakening with nightlife. It was a lively Saturday night; countless parties with thumping bass, rowdy bar goers wandering down the street, and loud music and laughter and clinking bottles wafting through the night air. But I was as solitary as usual. My apartment behind me was mostly dark, save for the single lamp partially illuminating the living room. I had already had my dinner—takeout, as usual—and was already wondering if I should stay up and read or head to bed soon. But sleep would elude me for some time to come. “You’re thinking about her again,” my wolf’s voice echoed in the back of my mind