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I opened the trunk and pawed through the contents Long swords, a couple of cutlasses, a rapier, a two-handed clay with an obsidian blade like Hellforged, but that would be too ed was one of a kind "Which weapon, Mab?" I asked, grabbing a rando it up

Mab didn’t even look at aze followed the white falcon as he seized and tore the Morfran "Not a weapon, child" Her daed throat could scarcely emit a whisper I had to lean in close to hear her "A leather glove Put it on, and quickly That’s the falcon frolove The dead body of a crow, its breast torn open, thuround beside me Its black eye lost its sheen and dulled into death

The hell with Dad’s secret I’d kept it long enough This new development--that the white falcon could actually kill the Morfran--was important "That falcon is also--"

The falcon landed, perching on the trunk He stretched out his wings, folded them, and shook his feathers Then he lookedtime, no see Welcome to Boston"

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"EVAN?" MAB RASPED

My aunt istype But her injuries, combined with the look of utter surprise and bewilderment that crossed her face, made me reach to catch her, just in case She huffed and pushed me away

Kane stared, mouth open

Dad turned his falcon’s head and cocked it, as though listening His rainbow eyes looked into the distance He spread his wings

"We’ll talk later Gotta go Say hi to Juliet for e bird launched hi hi wavered, like ripples in water The falcon passed through and disappeared

Two faces turned to uess I owe you both an explanation" But I had no idea where to start Instead I gestured at the fe her face and rocking froet her secured And call Daniel He needs to know about this"

The look ave me made lanced at Kane for support, but the hurt in his eyes htened around the soft, thick leather of the glove I still held

"Put that away," Mab whispered "And lock the trunk" Her gaze slid sideways The airport cops approached us, their guns drawn That must have been what made Dad fly off I hoped they had somewhere we could hold the female zombie while aited for Daniel to arrive

But it wasn’t the cops that worried Mab Before they got two steps closer, a howling, baying sound filled the ter around in terror The noise see froh the din Besidewas coainst ot some voice into her words, but the effort love into the trunk and slales, the key turned, locking it shut

Two hellhounds bounded into the terrasped the chain and pulled it outside lowed like a miniature sun

More hounds ran in The pack skidded to a stop not ten feet away They crouched and snarled, snapping their teeth But they didn’t coht?"

"The riether we stood

The galloping hooves slowed to a walk, then halted For a rowls Then, the Night Hag burst through the outside wall Her horse screa herself, her hood thrown back to reveal her death’s head skull, an eerie light glowing in its eye sockets

She’d obviously chosen her moment to make a dramatic entrance The footsteps of one airport cop echoed as he raced out of the terled to stand Kane let go of ot one arm around her Gently, he lifted her to her feet She leaned on hihtened and stood on her own His hand found

Fro scanned the terminal As she turned her head, flesh covered her face and her hair grew long and silky Her dress filled out, as her shapewoaze locked on me, her features twisted in fury

"Where is he?" she snarled