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Twenty – 03

[This post is from Thom’s point of view.] Matt stared at the two of them like each had just grown an additional head.  “What just happened?” “A logic train,” Thom said, then smiled weakly.  “One that Anselm was trying to … Continue reading

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Twenty – 02

[This post is from Thom’s point of view.] “Things,” Anselm echoed softly.  “When you say that, you mean we have people he wants.” “To us, they’re people,” Matt said.  “To him, they’re things.  My wife is a weapon as far … Continue reading

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Twenty – 01

[This post is from Thom’s point of view.] Anselm smiled.  “You’ve grown bolder,” he said, leaning back and studying Matt with an appraising gaze.  The smile suggested that he’d agree to whatever plan Matt proposed, but watching his eyes, Thom … Continue reading

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Nineteen – 08

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.] “Worse,” Marin echoed, her brow furrowing. “Okay. Are either of you going to elaborate on that?” Seamus grimaced, swallowing against a dry throat. He closed his eyes for a few seconds, trying … Continue reading

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Nineteen – 06

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.]                 Seamus’s breath hitched for a second, a stab of pain that went beyond the physical lancing through him.  Hecate was looking him right in the eye, but he didn’t see any … Continue reading

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Nineteen – 05

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.]                 He wasn’t quite certain what it was that made him sigh and start to sit up, slowly, painfully.  Perhaps it was the thread of worry in her voice, or the genuine … Continue reading

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Nineteen – 04

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.]                Leinth pressed a kiss to his temple this time, gently starting to disengage from their mutual embrace.  Seamus groaned quietly as he clawed his way back toward wakefulness, simply holding on … Continue reading

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Nineteen – 03

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.] His eyelids grew heavy and he tried to concentrate on the sound of her breathing, of the soft, steady thump of her pulse. He could sense it more than hear it—a healer’s … Continue reading

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Nineteen – 02

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.]                 “Is that what’s bothering you?”                 He sighed again.  “Shouldn’t it be?”                 “I suppose.”  Leinth leaned down and pressed a kiss to his forehead, then resumed running her fingers idly … Continue reading

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Ninteen – 01

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.]                 Sleep eluded him, and he could feel the weight of Leinth’s stare settled on him even as he lay in their bed, his eyes closed.  She sat in a corner, needle … Continue reading

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