“Eric,” Cassidy said gently, “this is Ma. You already met her daughter, Denise, and her son. She’s a … friend. We have something in common.”
“Oh, yeah?” Eric asked, not taking his eyes off “Ma.” Probably not her given name, he decided. “What’s that?”
“Sienna Nealon killed my boy,” Ma said, and she put her head down like a bull ready to charge as she said it. “My little Clyde. Left his two youngins behind without no daddy.” She nodded to the driver, Clyde Jr. on the couch. “She needs to pay for that.”
“We have a man on the inside of her agency,” Cassidy said as Eric turned back to her. “He confirmed for the Clarys here what they’d already suspected. Heard it straight from her own lips that she killed him. They’re …” Cassidy smiled, “… not the forgiving sorts.” She leaned in a little closer to him, and he felt her wet hair against his neck again. Cold. “Like your friend Anselmo, I think.” She nuzzled into him. “Like you … maybe?”
Eric stared straight ahead, at a faux wood-paneled wall that looked like it had been shit out of the dirtiest forest known to man.
Nebraska, huh?
Couldn’t be all that bad.
“Maybe we could stay for a little while,” Eric said, putting a hand against her head, feeling her cold, clammy skin against his. What was that old saying, about revenge and how it ought to be served? He’d prefer it hot, but Cassidy, she knew how to do it right. He looked around the room, saw Ma’s face, and knew she was in for a helping of it exactly the same. “Have ourselves a little … fun.”
Sienna Nealon Will Return in
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Out of the Box, Book 4
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Note from the Author
I had a world of fun with that one. Maybe you’d think after eleven books of Sienna as a main character, number twelve would start to feel boring for me, but NOPE. That one may have been the most fun one I’ve ever written. I love letting Sienna be Sienna, pitting her against some really bad people while I sit back and watch her do her thing. The other fun part of this one was gearing up the next big story arc, which will run from now until book six of the series. I call it the “Vengeful” arc, and I think you’ve probably gotten a taste of who we’ll be dealing with in this storyline. But how it all unfolds? BWAHAHAHAH! That should be…surprising. These smaller stories are how I plan to handle things in Out of the Box; that way you’ll see the end of this story arc by the end of 2015, and there’ll be another for 2016, 2017, etc. for however long the series runs (still plotted at 25 books with an overarching storyline that is looser than Girl in the Box and won’t fully pay off until then.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’ve run out of new ways to thank people and make it interesting. I’ll try again next book.
My thanks to these fine folks, without whom this book would not be possible:
Sarah Barbour, Jeff Bryan and Jo Evans – Editorial clean-up crew.
Nicolette Solomita – First reader.
Karri Klawiter – Cover by.
Polgarus Studios – Formatting.
The fans – For reading.
My parents, my kids, my wife – For all their help.
About the Author
Robert J. Crane is kind of an a-hole. Still, if you want to contact him:
Website: http://www.robertJcrane.com
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Twitter: @robertJcrane
Email: [email protected]
Other Works by Robert J. Crane
The Sanctuary Series
Epic Fantasy
Defender: The Sanctuary Series, Volume One
Avenger: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Two
Champion: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Three
Crusader: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Four
Sanctuary Tales, Volume One - A Short Story Collection
Thy Father’s Shadow: The Sanctuary Series, Volume 4.5
Master: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Five
Fated in Darkness: The Sanctuary Series, Volume 5.5* (Coming in 2015!)
Warlord: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Six* (Coming in late 2015!)
The Girl in the Box
and
Out of the Box
Contemporary Urban Fantasy
Alone: The Girl in the Box, Book 1
Untouched: The Girl in the Box, Book 2
Soulless: The Girl in the Box, Book 3
Family: The Girl in the Box, Book 4
Omega: The Girl in the Box, Book 5
Broken: The Girl in the Box, Book 6
Enemies: The Girl in the Box, Book 7
Legacy: The Girl in the Box, Book 8
Destiny: The Girl in the Box, Book 9
Power: The Girl in the Box, Book 10
Limitless: Out of the Box, Book 1
In the Wind: Out of the Box, Book 2
Ruthless: Out of the Box, Book 3
Grounded: Out of the Box, Book 4* (Coming June 1, 2015!)
Tormented: Out of the Box, Book 5* (Coming September 2015!)
Vengeful: Out of the Box, Book 6* (Coming December 2015!)
Southern Watch
Contemporary Urban Fantasy
Called: Southern Watch, Book 1
Depths: Southern Watch, Book 2
Corrupted: Southern Watch, Book 3
Unearthed: Southern Watch, Book 4* (Coming Early 2015!)
*Forthcoming and subject to change
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Other Works by Robert J. Crane<
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