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Here Kitty Kitty: Chapter 16.1 by Carol Pedroso
“We need more,” Helen stated and Kitryn growled. Friend or not, no one was using Fran for any reason.
“She has already given us more than we had and that caused her to pass out. I will not allow her to be hurt.”
“Peace, Kitty.” Helen held her hands u in peace and winced when Kitryn growled again at the old childhood nickname. “I wasn’t suggesting she be hurt. I was stating a fact. How can we rescue a fae, a mage, and any surviving seers, if we don’t know where they are?”
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In Pieces #31 (8.4) by Julie Lynn Hayes
Everything had been set into position by the time they arrived. Bright lights pierced the darkness around and in front of the stage. Ryan had half expected to see theater seats in place for Miles and his friends, but there were none, just a makeshift floor. More freedom of movement, he supposed, for dancing to the music, if they were so inclined.
But that presented another problem—how was he going to use his laptop? He’d been assuming he’d just find a place somewhere in the audience, probably in the back, and balance it on his lap. Of course, he’d also assumed the party would be indoors. He hadn’t expected to be taking notes while sitting in someone’s backyard. If he sat on the ground, he’d never be able to see over the teenagers, much less take photos of the band. Of course he couldn’t sit anywhere and do that, either. Photography involved a certain amount of movement. Glancing around, he spotted a metal folding chair sitting next to the stage and breathed a sigh of relief. If the
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Adrift: Chapter 18 by J. Alan Veerkamp
“Come on. You’ve only wasted seven hours doing this today.”
The device chirped and its status updated. Arad blinked at it more than once to believe the readout. UPLOAD COMPLETE.
Denied: Chapter Sixty-one by Cia Nordwell
“What did Kohen do to save the day now?” Deke asked. He raised one eyebrow when I sputtered out an objection. “Seriously, kid, you keep noticing things that none of us even begin to think of or notice. And that’s a good thing, by the way, not a complaint. We’d probably still be rescuing,” his tone made it clear exactly what he thought of what they’d been doing and how he felt about how they’d been used, “those victims just for them to be sent back into those nightmares.”
“But now they aren’t even getting to know a moment of
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