Destroyer of Worlds (16 page)

He showered quickly, then dried off and
slipped on one of the standard-issue t-shirts and sweatpants. When
he emerged from the bathroom, Caleb had rolled over but not woken
up. He stealthily let himself out of the door in search of coffee
and food.

As he stepped into the hall, he saw two
things. The first was a circle of chalk laid down directly in front
of their door, inscribed throughout with various sigils. A spirit
ward. Not meant to keep Gray in, because the Vigilant already knew
it wouldn’t work, but perhaps intended to provide a warning should
he…what? Try to leave unmonitored?

The second was Tiffany, leaning casually
against the wall directly across from their room. As he shut the
door quietly behind him, she straightened. The fatigues and body
armor were gone, replaced by one of her tailored Italian suits, and
her hair and makeup appeared perfect as always.

“
Huh,” she said. “You are still alive.
I owe Kaniyar twenty bucks.” Turning away, she started down the
hall, heels clicking on the wooden floor. “Come on, Starkweather,
don’t just stand there. We’ve got a war to plan.”

Watch for
Summoner of Storms
, Book 6 of the
SPECTR series, coming July 1, 2014.

Hainted

Whyborne & Griffin
series:

Widdershins

Threshold

Stormhaven

Necropolis
(May
2014)

SPECTR

Hunter of Demons

Master of Ghouls

Reaper of Souls

Eater of Lives

Destroyer of Worlds

Summoner of Storms
(July 2014)

“Heart of the Dragon” (short story)

Jordan L. Hawk grew up in the wilds of North
Carolina, where her bootlegging granny raised her on stories of
haints and mountain magic. After using a silver knife in the light
of a full moon to summon her true love, she turned her talents to
spinning tales. She weaves together couples who need to fall in
love, then throws in some evil sorcerers and undead just to make
sure they want it bad enough. In Jordan’s world, love might conquer
all, but it just as easily could end up in the grave.

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