Chapter 19. Drama: pt. 2

Stella POV

“You're going through a lot, and knowing your one human friend is slowly turning into a Lycan scares you. You push me away and shut me off,” Julie said worriedly.

“Oh, god, Julie, you're my friend. I don't care what you are as long as you're healthy and fine,” I reassured her. Julie gave me a surprisingly strong bear hug. “Easy on me, Julie.” She gently hugged me, and I smiled. After our conversation about her training, I found it interesting that she was learning self-defense. I considered doing the same but wasn't sure — maybe I was lazy. Julie left for work, and I opened the laptop Damon had given me, his spare one, to stay in contact with my company and Kellan's insurance company simultaneously. The normalcy of work provided a comforting distraction from the chaos around me.

I had been sitting for so long that my