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Authors: Kelley Armstrong

BOOK: Spellbound

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The officer thanked him, then asked whether Adam and Jeremy had seen anything suspicious, but Jeremy said no, they hadn't noticed anything until the blast sent them flying. By the time they recovered, people were rushing to the scene.

“You should get checked out,” the cop said. He finally took a good look at me, sopping wet, and frowned.

“Water main break,” I said, waving vaguely. “Fallout from the explosion, I guess.”

“Is that the paramedic over there?” Jeremy said.

The officer nodded and Jeremy bustled us off. We veered away as soon as we could without being stopped. Adam still had his arm around me. I carefully picked my way through the debris and leaned on him for more support than I needed.

Jeremy led us into the alley. Everyone made way for the trio covered in blood and filth. We walked in silence. There would be time to explain later. Time to figure out what had happened and what it meant.

For now, we were all alive and safe. I had to call Sean, to find out where to take BryceâLos Angeles or Miami. Either way, he'd get the best care possible. Then we'd all take a breather and regroup.

Back in that alley, the manâdemon, angel, whatever he wasâhad told me a war was coming. When I glanced back over my shoulder at the rubble, then ahead at my battered and sick brother coming our way, supported by Jaime, it looked like that war had already begun. The initial battle had been fought. Who'd won? I wasn't sure. But it had indeed only begun.

We needed to be ready.

I needed to be ready.

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about the author

Kelley Armstrong is the bestselling author of the Women of the Otherworld series, as well as of the
New York Times
#1 bestselling young adult trilogy Darkest Powers. She has just published
The Gathering
, Darkness Rising, the first book in her new young adult trilogy. She lives in rural Ontario with her family. Visit her website at
www.kelleyarmstrong.com
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BOOKS BY KELLEY ARMSTRONG

The Otherworld Series

Bitten
Stolen
Dime Store Magic
Industrial Magic
Haunted
Broken
No Humans Involved
Personal Demon
Living with the Dead
Frostbitten
Waking the Witch
Spell Bound

The Nadia Stafford Series

Exit Strategy
Made to Be Broken

The Darkest Powers Series

The Summoning
The Awakening
The Reckoning

The Darkness Rising Series

The Gathering

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Tales of the Otherworld