The Maleficent Seven (From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant)
“Earl’s apartment was lined with books and everything was dark wood and big, heavy and solid. An impressive apartment for a mobster. The bow rested in a cradle nailed to the wall. She crossed the carpeted floor. More gunshots now, and alarms started wailing. When she was done, she went to the door, heard footsteps. She pressed her back to the wall and the door opened. Jackie Earl hurried in, went straight for the bow.
Tanith closed the door with a soft click. She’d only taken her eyes off Earl f...or a moment – but when she looked back, he was standing there with an arrow nocked and aimed at her belly.
“How did you get in here?” he asked.
“I have a way with locks,” she said.
He observed her without any panic showing in his eyes. “Tanith Low.”
“You know me?”
“Good girl gone bad. Got one of those things, those Remnants, inside you. Rotten luck.”
She shrugged. “Depends on your point of view.”
“I know all about all of you. What, you think all of us mere mortals live in the dark?MoreLess
Tanith closed the door with a soft click. She’d only taken her eyes off Earl f...or a moment – but when she looked back, he was standing there with an arrow nocked and aimed at her belly.
“How did you get in here?” he asked.
“I have a way with locks,” she said.
He observed her without any panic showing in his eyes. “Tanith Low.”
“You know me?”
“Good girl gone bad. Got one of those things, those Remnants, inside you. Rotten luck.”
She shrugged. “Depends on your point of view.”
“I know all about all of you. What, you think all of us mere mortals live in the dark?MoreLess
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