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"You’re very frightened of me" Neferet had s the hatchet in the small space between them

"You hear what is in my mind," said the wo--I believe I understand what it "

"Certainly, to so To me it is a promise" Neferet had probed the old woman’s mind further "You do not fear me because I am vampyre"

"I have no fear of va of o--The ili will devise Tell ili?"

You are, dehter in pain! Feeder from death!

The condemnation echoed from the old woman’s h for one night Noill say no more" Then she had pressed her thin, wrinkled lips into a stubborn line

Neferet had smiled silkily at her "Ah, but I do not need you to speak in words Your lean all I need without you uttering a syllable, old woman"

But Neferet hadn’t had time to rape the wo war cry, the crone had snatched up the hatchet and sliced it across her own throat, opening her carotid artery

"No!" Neferet had screa to prolong her lastihts

In her den Neferet’s body twitched and quivered in response to theHer dying in two things--her quest to release Kalona, and her transforoddess, Queen Tsi Sgili

Zoey

I loved sixth hour Not only was Lenobia the coolest professor ever, but it was a class where I got to ride a horse! I have no clue how that could be et rid of so black steel barrels set up in a triangle foralloped up on Mujaji The black s, does anyone knohy those barrels are out there?"

My hand shot up

"Zoey?"

"They’re for barrel racing"

"They are," she said "Have you raced barrels before, Zoey?"

I srandma’s horse, Mouse, was a retired barrel racer Grandma used to set up barrels for him Even when he was really old he’d perk up and race around the on and let him do all the work, but it was fun"

Lenobia smiled "That’s a lovely story, and a special memory, Zoey Treasure it"

"I will I do"

"So, has anyone else had experience with barrel racing?"

The other five kids shook their heads and squirrumbled,to be in thepeople who know nothing of horses" Then she raised her voice and continued, "No e, very simple, very obvious example for you to follow" She clucked at Mujaji and thePercheron mare, Bonnie, could trot into the arena

He pulled the mare up in front of Lenobia and tipped his hat to her "Ma’a and simple, did I?"

She caressed Bonnie’shi and si of you, sir" Her eyes sparkled at the tall, handsome cowboy

"Well that’s fine, ma’ahter sounded girlish and I thought I’d never seen her look so beautiful "Just take Bonnie around the barrels for the kids" She swatted playfully at Travis’s boot