Happily Never After A Night Huntress Novella 1 5 - Jeaniene Frost, ebook
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//-->HAPPILY NEVER AFTERJeaniene FrostPrologueThe old woman glanced at her watch. Quarter to eleven . Itwouldn't be long now.Across the dark alley, two young men sauntered over with thesly, exaggerated swagger of teenagers up to no good. Shebarely spared them a glance as she tapped her foot andhummed. Once,verylong ago, she'd have sauntered over tothem, swinging her hips and murmuring promises ofpleasure—for a price. But that had been another lifetimeago.The youths came nearer, greed and opportunism glittering intheir eyes. The woman knew she looked like an easy target:a senior citizen standing in a dimly lit alley wearing anexpensive trench coat, a gold watch, with a bulky pursedangling from her age-skinny arm. She may as well haveadded a sign that said "come and get me!""Whatcha doin' out here, grandma?" one of themsingsonged. The other hung back a foot or two, eyesflickering around to see if anyone was watching. No one was.People minded their own business on this side of SouthPhilly.At a nod from his lookout, the other punk pulled out aswitchblade."Give me your money, your jewelry, and your purse. Or I'll cutyou."The old woman smiled. "Do you know what you two are?"she asked in an amused voice.They looked at each other in surprise, clearly not expectingher lack of fear. Then their scowls returned."Yeah, we're the guys robbing you!" the one with the knifesnapped."No," said a voice from the other end of the alley, an Englishaccent decorating his words. "You'redinner."Before the two could blink, they were dangling by theirthroats from pale, rock-steady hands. One was yanked closeto the black-clad figure. The stranger's eyes changed frombrown to glowing green as he dipped his head to theexposed throat. The youth's partner in crime, still hoistedaloft, could only make terrified grunts as he watched fangspierce his friend's neck.Then the stranger dropped the now-limp form and latched hismouth onto the other available neck. A minute later thesecond youth dropped flaccidly to the street. The strangerwiped his mouth with the back of his hand and then pulled the
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