Literature

Morgead’s entire body jerked once and then went absolutely still. As if he’d been turned to stone. Theonly thing alive about him was his eyes, which were staring at Jez…

I am not,” Claire said.”Yeah, you are,” Jez said, still gently, as if humoring a child. “I am not.” “You don’t even know what it is.” Jez looked at Hugh….

Jez recognized them immediately-not the individuals, but the type. They were ‘wolves, and they werethugs. Somebody’s hired muscle. She didn’t have her stick, but she didn’t need it. She could…

Did you have trouble getting away?” Hugh saidIt was the next morning, a very different sort of day from yesterday. The sky was overcast and the air was heavy. Everyone…

The kiss was warm and sweet. Not frightening. Jez felt herself relax in Morgead’s arms before she knewwhat she was doing. His heart was beating so fast against hers. She…

Jez kept one hand on the kid as they walked up the stairs under the dirty fluorescent bulbs. She couldonly imagine what Iona must be thinking as they shepherded her…

Hey, Morgead!” the voice was shouting even as the door went slamming and crashing open, stickingevery few inches because it was old and warped and didn’t fit the frame anymore….

Jez held herself perfectly still, keeping her face expressionless. Her mind was clicking through strategies.Two exits-but to go out the window meant a three-story drop, and she probably wouldn’t survive…

No. This can’t be happening.Jez had never felt anything like this before, but she knew instinctively that it was dangerous. She was being pulled into Morgead’s mind. She could feel…

I can’t lose this fight.Suddenly that was the only thought in Jez’s mind. She couldn’t afford to be hurt or scared-or stupid. There was too much riding on it. And…

She emerged on the rooftop.There was a sort of roof garden here-anyway, a lot of scraggly plants in large wooden tubs. There was also some dirty patio furniture and other…

Me?Hugh nodded. “I’m supposed to stop the end of the world? How?” “First, I ought to tell you that it’s not just me that believes all this about the millennium….

The boy’s light hair was longish, falling over his forehead in disarray. He had a nice face, serious, butwith an unexpected dimple in his chin that gave him a slightly…

Rule Number One of living with humans. Always wash the blood off before coming in the house.Jez stood at the outdoor faucet, icy-cold water splashing over her hands. She was…

Jez burst through the door and turned immediately into the small library off the front hall. Her uncle wassitting there at his desk, surrounded by built-in bookcases. He looked up…

The skinhead’s face was contorted, his eyes huge. He stared at her, breathing hard like a hurt animal. “I know,” Jez said. “You ran fast. You can’t figure out how…

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It’s simple,” Jez said on the night of the last hunt of her life. “You run. We chase. If we catch you, you die. Well give you three minutes head…

I need to call my mom,” Hannah said.Thierry nodded. “But maybe wait until she’s up. It’s not dawn yet.” They were at Thierry’s house, in the elegant bedroom with the…

It was a very long time before Hannah heard footsteps again.She distracted herself during the long wait by whistling songs under her breath and thinking about the people she loved….