City Without Heroes (Book 1) by Lisle Tanya

Author:Lisle, Tanya [Lisle, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Superheroes | Supervillains
Publisher: Scrap Paper Entertainment
Published: 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

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Even the adults of Whitten seemed to lean toward hero costumes for Halloween. Roaming the downtown streets late at night were crowds of people in costumes, many of them yelling and cheering, playing around and making gestures like they might have powers, despite nothing happening. It was good to know that Whitten was just as drunk as Iverson on Halloween, at least.

Shiraz waited for her on the side of the street outside of a coffee shop that was currently catering to several drunk adults in costumes that Indira would have never been allowed out in. They were less rowdy, but they looked a little ridiculous in the window as they chatted in their costumes, obviously intoxicated and hoping that the coffee would end in more fun for the night.

He got in the car as soon as she pulled up, two cups of coffee in his hands. She started driving as soon as he put the cups down, though said nothing as he put on his seatbelt. He fidgeted next to her, looking around at the city as it passed them by before he tapped on the clock. His shoulders relaxed with the small hiss of static.

“Long way home?” Indira asked, taking a turn that was definitely not in the direction of their house. “Although after how many people I’ve heard confess they have super powers tonight and declare that they were going to save Whitten from itself, I don’t think they’re listening.” She took a drink of the mocha, letting the warmth flow through her. “So what’s up? You look like there’s another massacre coming.”

“I saw Uncle Ness,” Shiraz said, sounding like he regretted everything was about to happen. “He said something was happening and he came back in town. And he came by the house, but dad wasn’t really all that happy to see him, so he didn’t stick around for long.”

“Which doesn’t explain why you’re in the middle of downtown,” she said.

“I snuck into his car before he left,” Shiraz said. “We talked for a bit. Apparently he knew some of the people who went missing in Whitten, so he’s come back to check that out. And then I told him about those friends of yours.”

Indira narrowed her eyes over the lid of the cup. “What do you mean you told him about them?” she asked.

“I’m sorry,” he said.

Silence hung between them, though Indira wasn’t about to break it. She was busy trying not to let herself jump to the worst conclusions, to push the heart beating in her throat back down to her chest.

“I just…” Shiraz started. He took a breath. “I knew something was going to happen to a couple of them, but it was weird. The chick and the guy, that one that the girls keep staring at the whole time, her brother? They’re not going to die exactly… I don’t know what it is, but it’s not quite dying. It’s something else that’s going to happen to them. The other thing.”

“You knew something was

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