Her heart pulsed in her throat. Blood drummed in her ears. She dove for Kara. Kara made a soft sound, like a cooing dove. She rolled over and continued to doze. Quinn shook her hard. “Wake up, Kara. Wake up!” Kara raised her head. She looked at Quinn through puckered eyes and yawned like she’d be...
Paula-Jean sat silent and still — a little off to my left side, like she was worried the spell might go haywire and ricochet off the walls and onto her by accident. Cyrus was lying in his usual spot at my bedside. He raised his little eyebrows and then buried his snout deeper between his front pa...
A woman was busy arranging a fresh batch of doughnuts with a pair of metal tongs. Everything was happening in slow motion. The sounds around him were muffled, movements blurred. He cleared his throat, and the woman turned to face him. “Can I help you?” she asked. “Uh …” he began, not quite sure h...