Darkness Undone: a Novel of the Marked Souls
“Car, she reminded herself. With no one to share her wonder and fear, she hadn’t bothered with the endless changes of the world, but she’d noticed the way Sidney winced at her oddity. At the memory of his expression—as appalled and reluctantly curious as if he’d cracked open the only fresh egg for breakfast to find a half-feathered chick inside—she sank deeper into the darkness.
Across the lighted street, the one-armed man—Jonah, Sidney had named him—lingered beside the car door. The hook where ...his right hand should have been shone almost as bright as his amethyst eyes while he surveyed the night.
His gaze passed over her. The invasive chill inside that never left her tensed for the attack, but she held herself still. The flares of devilish light that pulsed around the man and the car and Sidney would blind him to her small self.
Jonah climbed into the car beside Sidney and wheeled the vehicle from the curb with a squeal against the pavement like a temperamental horse.
At least Sidney had said he would have help for his wound.MoreLess
Across the lighted street, the one-armed man—Jonah, Sidney had named him—lingered beside the car door. The hook where ...his right hand should have been shone almost as bright as his amethyst eyes while he surveyed the night.
His gaze passed over her. The invasive chill inside that never left her tensed for the attack, but she held herself still. The flares of devilish light that pulsed around the man and the car and Sidney would blind him to her small self.
Jonah climbed into the car beside Sidney and wheeled the vehicle from the curb with a squeal against the pavement like a temperamental horse.
At least Sidney had said he would have help for his wound.MoreLess
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