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signature.”

Calliope’s cat-green eyes reflected the light, taking

on an eerie glow. “If it was camouflaged, then how did

you know there was someone there?”

“My gut told me. I didn’t see anything, didn’t really feel anything, other than a serious case of the

creeps when I was leaving the motel with the kid.

There was something watching me. Or her. Or us.”

Roxy laced her fingers behind her head and flopped

back, the mattress bouncing a bit under her weight.

It felt so good to lie down. She stared at the ceiling,

weighing her words, then said, “I think it might have

been a reaper.”

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“A soul reaper?” For once, Calliope’s tone veered

from cool and even, the question laced with disbelief.

Roxy turned her head.

Calliope just stared at her, and Roxy figured it was

time to scale back the sass. She knew her mentor’s

limits, and she’d already pushed them, hard.

“You were that close to a soul reaper and he let you

live?”

Now, wasn’t that a fine question? She couldn’t see a

way to suddenly admit that this wasn’t the first, but the

second time a soul reaper had done exactly that. How

was she supposed to explain the fact that one of their

enemies had not just set her free the last time they’d met

but had saved her life and given her a stake to get

started…along with a mouthful of his blood? And how

was she supposed to justify having failed to mention it

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