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A Certain, White House - Chapter 24
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The howls that ripped through the night brought him up from the darkness. Loud. Deep. Guttural. Nothing like he had ever heard before. James held his breath and focused every ounce of his attention to discern exactly what kind of animal could possess such a cry. A higher pitched howl sounded—that of a coyote—but was swiftly cut off as a vicious roar broke through and an ear shattering crunch of bones filled the desert night. His instincts were screaming at him causing sirens and warning bells to go off throughout his body like a squadron of police racing to a crisis. In that instant, he knew. Something unnatural. Something evil. A being of the Underworld. James had just finished giving the voice in his dream a tongue lashing and he knew this was no coincidence. There was only one thing to do . . . fight. His gut wrenched at the thought of his best friend’s family being here with him. James was spurred to action as if he were a bullet fired from a gun. He kicked the blankets
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“Hey!” said Eliza cheerfully the next morning at breakfast. “Hey.” He gave her a short kiss on the lips. Her searching eyes studied him. “You okay?” “Yeah, I’m fine,” he lied. “Why?” “You just . . .” She hesitated. “…seem a little put off.” He shrugged. “Probably just nerves cause of finals.” Eliza nodded, still not fully convinced. “Speaking of which,” continued James, “Director Blakeney gave me the rest of the week off to study.” “Well, that was nice of him. I know I could use the help.” Apparently, she had decided to let the earlier topic go. “Consider me at your disposal then, your royal hotness.” She rolled her eyes and directed herself at Adonis. “So who are you taking to the dance, Adonis?” “Um . . .” he started, “I didn’t really have any takers.” “Are you kidding me? I could probably name at least twenty girls that would die to go with you,” Eliza pointed out. Tres began to mumble something that sounded like, “But none of them is James,” until Svetlana kicked his
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