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nDaughter of the Deepwood nBook 2 In the Twin Moons Saga nA Fantasy Romance by Holly Bargo n n |
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nExcerpt:
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n“I … I am Calista,” came the hesitant, wary reply. “Who are you? Are you in the cell next to mine?”
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n“Calista,” he repeated, savoring the name on his tongue. It was sweet, and it had been too long since he’d tasted anything so sweet. “I’m Falco. I assume I’m in the cell next to you. I saw no other doors.”
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n“Look for the rat,” came the female voice.
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nFalco opened his mouth to object, but then thought better of it. He watched the base of the block wall intently, eyes searching out a small hole through which a rat could travel. His vigilance was rewarded with the twitching whiskers and pointed nose of a lean brown rat.
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n“Do you see him?” came the female’s voice.
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n“Aye.”
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n“Don’t hurt him,” she begged. “If you see him, then you are my neighbor.”
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n“Why would I not kill a rat?”
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n“Because he’s my only friend here.” She made a clucking sound and the rat scurried back through the short tunnel connecting the cells. He heard her coo at the little beast, “That’s my good boy.”
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nFalco’s heart sank. How long had the woman been in this place that she’d made a pet of a rat? “How long have you been in here?” he asked.n
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