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Bouncer pounced with his claws extended, and for the first time I saw why everyone was so afraid of cerops. It wasn’t just the wide wounds his claws slashed across the officer’s throat, it was the poison that bubbled from the wounds and the froth that immediately bubbled from the male’s mouth. He died instantly. “Bouncer, no—” was all I got out before he was already stalking back to my side.
Ases squeezed my shoulder. “That guy was on the vid feed.”
“What?” I couldn’t look away from the bloody pawprints coming straight from the body to us but
Bad Karma and the Family Plan #41 (8.4) by Julie Lynn Hayes
Gone? As in she left the little shit? Or gone as in she disappeared? The word gone could mean so many things.
Maureen appeared troubled as we followed her into the house. She took a seat beside her brother on the sofa while her husband settled into the armchair. Sarah had plopped onto the floor within reach of Alex, who was still in his grandfather’s arms. I supposed we would follow suit until Maureen patted the couch beside her.
“There’s room for you two here,” she said. “Make yourselves at home.”
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