Book of Night by Holly Black

Author:Holly Black
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates

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Charlie woke in the back seat of her car with a dry mouth and a pounding head that felt as though it were stuffed with insulation foam. Her limbs were stiff with cold. Rain pattered against the roof, and the sky outside was dark and heavy with the promise of more.

Moving to sit up, she caught sight of her reflection in the glass of the window. Her mascara had run and, although she didn’t remember crying, her cheeks were streaked with the tracks of tears. A familiar shame washed over her. She’d had so many nights like this, when she’d woken up with the knowledge that she’d done something for momentary satisfaction that would turn out to be in no way worth the cost.

But as she clambered down the hill into the stretch of woods to piss on some leaves, she was willing to embrace all her faults. She’d been lying to herself when she thought she could change.

She was the exact same Charlie Hall she’d always been. Messy. Impulsive. Alone.

Walking up to her car, Charlie saw that someone else was standing beside it. A man with white hair and a long black wool coat.

Her stomach churned.

“You must be Charlie Hall,” he said. “I’m Lionel Salt. I believe I have a job for you.”

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