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“This is where I leave you,” Martin announced as they came to the last copse of trees before they reached the immediate yard around the house. He’d be close enough should anyone become injured, but he also wouldn’t be at risk of getting attacked by a Vampire.

“See you in a bit,” Cadence said, nodding at him. She hadn’t had the chance to work with him before, but Jamie said he was one of the best Healers he’d ever seen, so she was confident they’d be all right if someone got hurt. Under the circumstances, there was a good chance that was going to happen.

Cassidy said that as far as she knew, none of these eleven had ever shapeshifted, but she thought it was some sort of a power Holland could bestow upon a Vampire from a distance, and once the queen realized what was happening, she could become involved from afar. Since Cassidy was aware of this, she was going to do her best to create some sort of te

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    Just as Cadence stepped aside, raising up her right leg in a kick that landed squarely in the Vampire’s gut, she heard a barrage of gunfire from upstairs. Checking her IAC, she could see that Brandon and Meagan were pinned in the hallway and that Meagan had been hit in the arm. Apparently, these bastards had guns and weren’t afraid to use them.“I’m going up there,” Elliott said, and it wasn’t a question. Not that she wouldn’t have agreed. He flew up the stairs as Cadence turned to see he’d only taken care of two of the Vampires he’d been engaged with, which meant she had the bowling ball and a lanky woman with long white hair to dispatch.They both rushed her at the same time from opposite directions. Since her own firearm seemed of little use, she decided to see how powerful her ninja moves were now that she’d been repurposed. She kicked out with both legs at the same time, leaping into the air in t

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Like a Cat

    “Now who’s like a cat?” Elliott asked, looking up at her. She’d been so fixated on the Vampire, she hadn’t even realized he was there.Dropping down next to him, she laughed, knowing how he liked to compare his stealthiness to a furry feline. “That everybody?” she asked, catching her breath.“Think so. We’ve got some damage to repair, though. And Ashley said she thought she saw headlights, so we might be in for some company.” They both stood and looked down at the river for a moment. The view would’ve been breathtaking under normal circumstances, but at the moment, Cadence was just glad Spittle was gone.“All right. You better head back up and take care of interference, then. I’ll go back to the vehicle to get the Extracto.”“And the toolbox,” he added as they headed back toward the mansion.“Right.” Sometimes, they’d call in local Inde

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Clean Up

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Problems

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Potential Explanation

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Blocker

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Breaking Through

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Fixed

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Cadon and Jo

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  • The Clandestine Saga   So Much Love

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  • The Clandestine Saga   Remembering

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  • The Clandestine Saga   More To Do

    A growl from Elliott let her know he disagreed, but he didn’t say anything more, and Christian only nodded before he faded out of view. It was just as well. Cadence was exhausted. She didn’t really want to talk to anyone else, just let her husband pick her up in his strong arms and carry her back to the SUV so she could take a shower and fall asleep for a few years.“I hate to interrupt,” Scarlet said, taking a step closer to where they were sitting. “Cadence, it is wonderful you’re okay. But Jamie, what about that serum you made? Do you think we should try it? If we can get the Hybrids back up there, we might be able to save some of those people who are still trapped in the holes.”“Oh, right.” Jamie scratched his head, like he’d forgotten about the serum. “Yeah, why don’t you and Cale start working on that. The serum is in my backpack, which is in the trees near where we first encountered the bla

  • The Clandestine Saga   Breathe

    Lungs burning, body aching with the pain of soldering itself back together, eyes blinded by brilliant white, Cadence opened her mouth and sucked in air for the first time in as long as she could remember. Her legs still felt like they were on fire, like she’d been running for hours, but as she tipped her head back and began to cough the memories of what had happened to her, how she’d killed Daunator and then found herself in the air with no ground beneath her boots, flooded her mind, and every trace of memory about why she felt like she’d been running fled her mind.“Cadence? Cadence!”Aaron was there. She could feel his hands on her, even though she couldn’t open her eyes to look at him yet. Her throat burned as she continued to sputter, coughing and choking on the air she so desperately wanted in her lungs. How long had she gone without taking a breath? Why did her heart feel like a jackhammer, her chest muscles sore from the exert

  • The Clandestine Saga   Glimpse Into the Beyond

    Jamie was at twenty-two, and Aaron was trying to focus, but the voices to his left were prominent in his mind. He could still hear Elliott’s murmurs, Cass’s sobs, sighs and gasps from others. Christian was pacing back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, behind almost everyone. Aurora, free of her handcuffs now that she was no longer a threat, was doubled over on the ground, her hands linked around her knees, her wails having lost their voice minutes ago so that she was no longer making a noise as her body shook and spasmed. Eliza had her arm around the much taller Hunter, trying to be comforting, but Aaron was aware that, of everyone here, Eliza Wrath was the only one who really didn’t care if Cadence ever opened her eyes again. He could feel it rolling off of her in waves of ugliness like the sea during the type of storm that leaves debris littered all over the beach, breaks boats in its wake, and sends sailors to the bottom of the ocean.There were

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