Hunt: An Urban Faery Tale (The Faery Chronicles Book 1)

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by Leslie Claire Walker


  “I’m helping her.”

  “You’re creeping her out. You’re creeping me out.”

  “She’s under the influence,” I said. “Not sure what she took, okay?”

  “That’s why she attacked the cops?” the girl asked.

  I nodded.

  Not that the cops were behaving like cops who’d been attacked. They ought to be taking her to the ground. Or overreacting with a taser. Anything but what they’d done.

  Melody met my gaze. “Rude?”

  “Yeah?”

  “I’m sorry.”

  I didn’t get a chance to ask what for. She blinked. Her eyes turned from blue to red and back again.

  A wave of nausea started in the soles of my feet and sped up my legs and gut and chest and throat and head before I could take another breath. The beating of my heart became a roar of blood that filled my ears. Until the girl behind me screamed. She screamed and screamed until I thought my head would explode.

  I rushed to Melody. Wrapped her in my arms. Put myself between her and everyone else. Hoped to God that if she hurt anyone, it would be me. No one else.

  I held on with all I had. Her heat poured into me. Ripped the air from my lungs. I gasped for breath. Couldn’t speak a word.

  My knees turned to rubber. My body tipped to the left. I couldn’t balance. I refused to let her go. She fell with me.

  The sidewalk rushed up to meet us.

  ALSO BY LESLIE CLAIRE WALKER

  HUNT UNIVERSE

  The Faerie Chronicles

  Novels

  Hunt

  Demon

  Faery

  Collections

  Faery Tales: Volume 1

  Faery Tales: Volume 2

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Leslie Claire Walker grew up among the lush bayous of southeast Texas and now lives in the rain-drenched Pacific Northwest with a cast of spectacular characters, including cats, harps, and too many fantasy novels to count. She takes her inspiration from the dark beauty of the city, the power of myth, and music ranging from Celtic harp to heavy metal. Her short fiction has appeared in many magazines and anthologies.

  Catch up with Leslie at http://leslieclairewalker.com.

  Copyright Information

  Hunt

  Copyright © 2015 Leslie Claire Walker

  Published 2015 by Secret Fire Press

  Cover and Layout Copyright © 2015 by Secret Fire Press

  Cover Design by Secret Fire Press

  Cover Art Copyright ID 33823953 © Rolffimages | Dreamstime.com

  This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

  Table of Contents

  CHAPTER ONE

  CHAPTER TWO

  CHAPTER THREE

  CHAPTER FOUR

  CHAPTER FIVE

  CHAPTER SIX

  CHAPTER SEVEN

  CHAPTER EIGHT

  CHAPTER NINE

  CHAPTER TEN

  CHAPTER ELEVEN

  CHAPTER TWELVE

  CHAPTER THIRTEEN

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  CHAPTER NINETEEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

  CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

  CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

  CHAPTER THIRTY

  CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

  CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

  CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

  CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

  CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

  CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

  CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

  CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

  CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

  CHAPTER FORTY

  CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

  CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

  CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

  CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

  CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

  CHAPTER FORTY-SIX

  Excerpt from DEMON

  ALSO BY LESLIE CLAIRE WALKER

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Copyright Information

 

 

 


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