‘Alex?’ Luna whispered.
‘Stall them,’ I whispered back. ‘We need ninety seconds.’
‘Verus,’ Cinder growled as he came into range. ‘Should have kept running.’
‘Who’s running?’ I asked lightly. I stood slightly between Cinder and Luna. Lisa was off to one side, looking nervously between us, forgotten by everyone.
‘No,’ Cinder said. His voice was low and dangerous. ‘You won’t bluff me this time.’ He opened one hand, half concealed down by his side, and dark fire flared up around his fingers, a red-black aura that caused the light to dim. ‘You twitch, I’ll burn you to ash. Let’s see you trick your way out of that.’
He wasn’t kidding; in dozens of the futures unfolding before us I could see Cinder lunging forward to do exactly that. But the very fact that he was willing to try something so crude was oddly reassuring – if he had anything else up his sleeve, he wouldn’t be making the threat. ‘You know, Cinder,’ I said, ‘I hate to point it out, but there’s about a hundred people watching you.’
‘No one’ll miss you,’ Cinder growled.
‘Wrong,’ I said calmly. ‘Or haven’t you heard? I’m in demand these days.’
BY BENEDICT JACKA
Fated
Cursed
COPYRIGHT
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ISBN: 9780748124916
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Copyright © 2012 Benedict Jacka
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CONTENTS
By Benedict Jacka
Copyright
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
Extras
About The Author
Interview
A Madness Of Angles
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