He’d thought that we were working out our issue, then Erik showed up. He blamed Erik for telling me about the blood transfusion, but I wanted him to know that it wasn’t Erik’s fault; Donavon had no one to blame but himself. And it wasn’t just the transfusion - he’d lied about so many things that ...
I counted to ten, summoned every ounce of my remaining strength, and tried to stand. The jolt of pain that shot through my right knee made the task damn near impossible. I gritted my teeth and swore under my breath. If I ever got out of Tramblewood, I was going to kill Danbury “Mac” McDonough. Th...
Taking a few hesitant steps down the street, I looked to see if he was waiting in a car nearby. No dice. I was just about to go back inside and call Charles, when I spotted him through the front window of the hat shop. He was inside, pretending to browse the insanely overp...
Devon asked between French fries. The entire morning had passed in one big blur. Integrals proved painfully boring. Even the life cycle of the blow fly and its usefulness in determining time of death failed to hold my attention. Volleyball, a sport at which I usually excelled, was a disaster. All...
Naturally, I was the last to arrive; Cadence and Erik were already armed and ready along with Graham’s team. Whether it was the early hour or the fact that the others shared my distaste for being sent to collect a four year old child, I couldn’t be sure, but nobody spoke. ...
Patel before sunrise wasn’t bad enough, he had an entourage with him. The covers were pulled up to my waist, leaving the upper half of my body naked and on display. I was curled up next to Erik with my arm across his chest and his holding me against his side, a palm splayed in the middle of my ba...