![]() ![]() The larger of the thugs pulled him from the wall and slammed him back into the bricks. “You have the cash,” Adam said, keeping his voice low. Firefern Road sheltered scavengers, desperate and savage, eager to bite, but only when the odds were on their side. The real predators stalked their prey elsewhere, looking for bigger and meatier scores. This was Firefern Road, a place where the refuse of the city hid out among the ruins of the ravaged buildings, gnawed by magic to ugly nubs of brick and concrete. ![]() He should never have wandered into this side of Philadelphia, not in the evening, and especially not while the magic was up. ![]() The three thugs who pinned him to the brick wall looked half-starved, like mongrel dogs who’d been prowling the alley, feeding on garbage. “You think I am fucking with you? You think I am playing? I’ll rip your flesh off your body and make myself a skin suit.”Īdam opened his eyes. “Take off the watch! Now!” a male voice barked into his ear. Where cool waves lapped hot yellow sand, where strange flowers bloomed, and birdsong filled the air. Adam Talford closed his eyes and wished he were somewhere else. ![]()
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