Shadow Days: A Nightshade Novella by Andrea Cremer

Author:Andrea Cremer [Cremer, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9781101617922
Google: 165Emo69a4EC
Amazon: B00938UMG2
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-12-10T08:00:00+00:00

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As much as I didn’t relish the idea of spending any more time with Logan Bane, I had to admire his timeliness. He pulled up in a sleek, silver Mercedes at exactly 11:00 a.m. When I climbed into the pas-senger seat, he half smiled.

“Good morning,” he said. Logan was wearing a crisp white shirt with a black cashmere sweater draped around his shoulders.

I was about to ask when his polo match was and then I realized he’d probably take the question seriously. from the way he smirked at my crumpled jeans and hiking boots, he didn’t think much of my wardrobe either.

“Morning,” I said. “I wrote down the address.”

He took the slip of paper and frowned. “We aren’t going to a dealership?”

“Nah,” I said. “There’s a truck I’m just going to take off someone’s hands. I don’t need to bother with a dealership.”

“Mmmmmm” was his reply.

I was impressed that we managed to have a conversation, if a completely uninteresting one, about all the real estate Logan’s father owned in town, that lasted the duration of the trip.

“That’s it; turn here.” I broke into his explanation of luxury housing developments, pointing at the tired-looking blue pickup with a for Sale sign tucked beneath its windshield wipers.

Logan started laughing but tried to pretend he was coughing when he realized I was serious. He frowned, eyeing me. “Does Bosque not give you an adequate allowance?”

“This is all need,” I said, not meeting his gaze. I was uncomfortable enough with the wad of cash in my pocket. I didn’t need to think about the fact that I could have used the money Bosque gave me each month for “discretionary spending” to buy a new car and have enough left over for at least three more. I was grateful that Bosque wanted me to have everything I needed or wanted, but I didn’t want 34

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