book-review
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Twelve Night was getting closer. Calix had had food delivered for us a few times during the day. I sat on the ground, poking at the carton of Chinese food with my chopsticks. I took a drink of my soda, while Calix watched the unmark grave intently from a distance. Turning a human into…
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Eleven My sister was missing. Taken by people I didn’t know. My mother had been turned into a vampire. She was going to outlive me. Someday, I would die, and she wouldn’t. Humans in secret cities—the immortal safe havens—all lived there for different reasons. Some of them saw things that they couldn’t unsee. Some…
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Ten “Want me to show you to the room that you’ll be staying in while you’re here?” Desmond asked. I glared at him. “You’re not going to answer me?” He shook his head. “I wouldn’t bring you into anything that you couldn’t handle, Iris. I’ve seen the way you’ve handled growing up…
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Seven Desmond didn’t bother to dignify Damien’s accusation with a response. Instead, he grabbed my hand and pulled me from the room. “Please tell me you still remember the agreement,” I begged. Desmond glanced back at me. “Of course, I remember our agreement. I am taking you to my home. I’m not going to try…
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Four I pushed him back into the room. “I would never put you in a position that would hurt you, Iris. I’m aware of your families complicated history. Desmond is a dear friend. He is your Alpha. He wouldn’t either. But he needs your help to find who betrayed him so he can make his…