1. Night Wind to Bahia
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... courage, he grabbed some ground and launched himself upward. For an instant, the animal paused. William stared into its yellow eyes and watched folds of dark skin around its mouth curl upward, revealing ...

2. The Forth Contention
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... drained from her face with eyes looking as lifeless as those of dead man. Abruptly, she fainted. Charles lunged to keep her sagging head from hitting the floor. He carried her limp torso into the ...

3. Message of the Pendant
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... of the drawers. He reached inside and picked up a ledger. "Wait a moment. Here's something else." Charles' eyes darted toward the window, knowing that Black lay outside, unconscious and ...