by Jenn Bennett
“Shit!” I stuck my injured finger in my mouth as a wave of post-magick nausea hit me and I swayed on my feet. The sound of car doors opening drew my attention to the minivan. Three people were running to help the meth head. Before I could scream for them to stop, he popped up from the hood like an unkillable video game character, briefly shook himself, and tore off again, farther up the ramp and out of sight.
Jupe’s eyes were two brilliant circles of leafy green surrounded by white moons. “You okay?” I asked, putting my hands all over him like a soccer mom, as if there was a chance that all of his bones were crushed. Panicked thoughts of him needing another cast ran through my head: he’d only gotten out of the last one a couple of weeks ago.
“Whoa …” He was shaken, but otherwise fine. His eyes darted between me and the minivan. “We almost got mugged. Holy shit.”
“Oh, God, Jupe. I’m so sorry.” I wrapped my arms around him. A dark laugh vibrated his shoulders. I released him to study his face; he wasn’t smiling.
“Do you believe me now?” he said. “I did that, Cady. Like I convinced the manager at the credit union.”
“Jupe—”
He shook his head, dismissing my lack of belief, then said firmly, “I just made that mugger believe the cops were coming.”
Fantasy.
Temptation.
Adventure.
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Content
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Acknowledgments
Back Cover
