Moonlight Medicine: Inoculation by Jen Haeger Read Free Book Online

overly bothered by casino sweats, but Evelyn was still excited about finally getting back into some of her own clothes again. I wonder if the person gathering up my stuff will think to grab toiletries . It wouldn’t be that big a deal to buy more, just another small hassle. As the scenery passed Evelyn speculated as to whether Kim’s new apartment would be close to Evelyn’s new condo and if her condo was in the same complex as David’s. March was not really a good time to be looking for vacancies around a big university since classes wouldn’t end for the semester until late April. So, I guess we might be a little spread out, but it’ll probably be good to get some space .
    She tried not to think too hard about the serious relationship questions that were floating around in her head. All of that needed to be put on the back burner now. They were at war and things could take a turn for the horrific at any moment. Evelyn deliberated the previous discussion with Roberto about the actual mechanics of the war. She had no doubt that he was correct about the Vulke wanting to fight in Wolfkin form, and not wanting to draw too much outside attention, since most of the time they were in human form, they were just as susceptible to a policeman’s bullet or being arrested as any other non-Wolfkin. A massive crackdown by the authorities on their “terrorist activity” might seriously hinder their plans. The real trouble was, Evelyn knew that the werewolf virus was being transmitted some other way now, but until she found out how, she had no idea of how many more people were becoming infected every day. In fact, it was clear to her that at present it was more important for them to discover how the mutation was spreading, than to find an overall cure for Languorem luporum .
    This line of thinking led Evelyn to question what her next move in the lab should be, and whether David could assist her by interviewing as many strays as he could in order to try to decipher any commonalities. Evelyn already knew that they were of varying ages (ex. Katie and Kim), and she was certain that some of the strays must be males, since the Vulke would want healthy males to bulk up their army. She hypothesized that the mutant couldn’t be airborne, since that would’ve infected a far greater number of people and would be a lot harder to target younger healthy males, unless they were pumping it only into the air supplies of gyms. This thought gave Evelyn pause, but it still didn’t strike her as particularly plausible, since it was difficult to judge dosage and exposure that way. Evelyn winced and rubbed her temples as the dull throb of a headache beat into her brain.
    What she really wanted to do was to sit down with a bunch of other scientists and have a brain-storming session about Languorem luporum , but she got the impression that there weren’t that many Wolfkin scientists hanging around. She was excited to meet Dr. Jonson and was curious what he was researching in his lab until she realized that she could use the internet on her phone to look him up. Calling upon the magic of Google, she typed in the man’s name. Evelyn put her head in hand and couldn’t stop herself from laughing aloud and drawing the attention of everyone in the car.
    “What’s so funny?” David piped in from the front seat.
    “The lab Roberto has procured for me. The head researcher is a theriogenologist.”
    Neither David nor Kim gave any verbal response, and Kim stared at Evelyn blankly.
    “A theriogenologist is someone who studies animal reproduction.”
    “Oh?” Kim offered.
    Evelyn’s small, eclectic joke died a lonely death. “Trust me. In veterinary circles, it’s hilarious.”

9
    When the party pulled up in front of the condominium, Evelyn was impressed. It was larger than she expected and the outside looked nice and new. It wasn’t right next to the campus, but it wasn’t far. Madeline got out of the vehicle and handed Evelyn the set of keys from