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Nor when the howling began

CHAPTER 12

Zondorae’s toes were splattered likethe dead

Hardy har-har

Now, that would have been funny if the dead hadn’t actually risen

"Who the hell are they?" Nevaeh asked

"Indians," Parker responded

I rolled my eyes when the nearest zo like a flesh stripe between his brows

"Skopaed and Tiff, the only girl who’d reround

The chief ca in Parker, Nevaeh and ain," Graue above a hollering Zondorae

The chief, a lean speciripped his tohter- hissed

The sound didn’t have a direction, it just happened, like an involuntary hiccup

"Pesky fucker," Nevaeh observed, giving a casual kick to Gary’s ribs

Tiff ca his butt into the garage He’s ht," Graore

Gra sorry for hiun fire

I was sure Tiff was rus of the sphere-world It wouldn’t exactly elicit sympathy for Zondorae

I looked at the chief who had an attitude and said, "He would take away the Song of Death"

"Da?"

I nodded I had The deal was that I wanted to knohat the things were that I raised Knowledge was power My parents had been right about that

The chief nodded, bending to pick up Zondorae who threw up from the smell Chief whipped it off himself with a casual swipe of his hand and it splattered to the ground

Archer stepped around the mess with distaste

Chief threw Zondorae in a chair, Gramps put the tip of the bloodied wrench under his chin and said, "Speak," like Zondorae was a dog

Actually, Onyx received better treat unsuccessfully to cradle his ht up," Gramps paused then said, "later"

"Hoould you know?" he wailed

"How do you think I knehat to do?" Graave hiaze slid to mine and I knew more than I had All of it was bad

Zondorae spoke, between hiccuping sobs, weeping and flailing around He told us the Graysheet Plan

It orse than we had supposed

Wasn’t it always?

Nevaeh was the first to break the silence "Why would you sterilize me?"

Zondorae’s eyesand swollen eyes took in the group of guys and Tiff "It’s for your own good There’s no way to alter your genetic code We can inhibit the hed and shuddered,his feet "But we can’t have the breeding"

Like ere goddamned cattle

Parker clenched his fists "You think that you can stop the paranor children? Are you insane?" I narrowed ned to me Off But Zondorae distracted ance rearing its ugly head like a slip showing underneath a skirt "We knoe can We have"

The chief twitched, his to without a word Zondorae’s eyes widened at the blade; rusted but effective

"Not yet," I said casually and Chief gavedown

For the moment

Nevaeh smirked "Lots of action, no conversation," she observed, flicking a strand of inky black hair behind her shoulder

"Yeah," I replied,Zondorae "The Skopamish are my favorites"

"You can kill me, but the wheels are in one" He looked at me "You should be happy, Hart Who wants to raise the dead?"

I don’t knoas kinda used to it now

"You can’t be allowed to have children Period Once we knew"

"You thought you’d play God," Nevaeh growled, her body vibrating with her anger asbecause the Graysheets silently pulled up in their black, unrinned as his pals showed up to save the day

I wanted to smash his teeth down his throat

Instead, the three of us necromancers opened a can of whoop ass

"Holy smokes," Jonesy said as the Graysheets stepped out of their vehicles, guns naked in their hands

"This will definitely not ihbor relations," Archer coround, "Over here!" His voice broke on the last word

The one in front looked at Parker, taking in the fifteen zo, "Parker"

"It’s not what it seeot the crooked uns and the prospect of never having children, I felt like laughing

Typical reaction to Bad Shit Coent said, taking in a bleeding and barely coherent Zondorae "I recognize torture techniques when I see theent Don’t try to turn the tables"

Zondorae stood favoring his pulverized foot "Kill the, the reversal, the sterilization They know"

The agent sighed, raising his gun

My crooked mouth slipped when he shot Gary Zondorae between the eyes

"Oh shit," Alex whispered as Zondorae sluan to bleed out The pool of red flowed toward the drain Gramps had installed when the place was built

Parker looked at the agent, casually turning away from the oing"

"There’s a new plan, Parker," Brewster said