HELLS GRACE


    Part 4


    dubious friends he mentioned in the diner. As for his cell service, he bothered to purchase a premium plan for high-speed internet, but even his contacts list was small.


    Until he joins a murder cult, I thought.


    He is getting closer.


    Soon, I thought excitedly. But before passing the threshold, he slowly veered to the narrow shoulder lane and parked next to the drainage ditch, thirty feet away from my domain. I hovered right at the border, watching him.


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    They wanted power from my blood, right? Well then, it’s my turn.


    use other means to collect the service.”


    excellent. Hollywood is just missing out on a star.” Steven looked over his shoulder and shot Yasmine a warm smile. “And if that didn’t happen, we wouldn’t have met.”


    us?” Steven asked.


    My gemstone. “I want you to recover this.”


    rock?” Tara asked, bewildered. “You want us to kill a woman for a rock?”


    valuable to my employers.”


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