“I’ll give you twenty-four hours to
bring the skull to me.
“If you do not comply, at precisely five minutes
beyond the twenty-four-hour mark, I will kill you.
Got it?”
Annja nodded. “How am I supposed to find you?”
Serge leaned close and hissed in her ear. “The Linden
Hill cemetery off Starr Street. Tomorrow morning,
this time.”
“A graveyard? Swell,” she mumbled.
Something sharp pricked her wrist. Annja let out a
yelp as what felt like a knife entered her flesh and,
with a forceful shove, traveled through to bone.
Serge gave the instrument a twist. Annja screamed.
Agony felled her to her knees. Serge tugged it out
and stepped back.
Struggling to maintain consciousness, and looking up
to see the weird tubelike blade he tucked inside his
coat, Annja reached out—for what, she didn’t know.
It seemed as though something should come to her
hand. Something that could protect her.
Instead, she fell forward and blacked out.…
bring the skull to me.
“If you do not comply, at precisely five minutes
beyond the twenty-four-hour mark, I will kill you.
Got it?”
Annja nodded. “How am I supposed to find you?”
Serge leaned close and hissed in her ear. “The Linden
Hill cemetery off Starr Street. Tomorrow morning,
this time.”
“A graveyard? Swell,” she mumbled.
Something sharp pricked her wrist. Annja let out a
yelp as what felt like a knife entered her flesh and,
with a forceful shove, traveled through to bone.
Serge gave the instrument a twist. Annja screamed.
Agony felled her to her knees. Serge tugged it out
and stepped back.
Struggling to maintain consciousness, and looking up
to see the weird tubelike blade he tucked inside his
coat, Annja reached out—for what, she didn’t know.
It seemed as though something should come to her
hand. Something that could protect her.
Instead, she fell forward and blacked out.…
Look for The Bone Conjurer available May 11th, 2010, wherever books are sold.
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