第94节

    【】edjordan,e,justtoseeifheuldgetherihenafterhedid,heleftherforallshekneupauedtoneinlegend,sincekadyohingandneverhad.

    thereedupte

    stairsofthejordanhouseandgrabbedhersuitcase.idshedoifshedidretutolegendand,besidesthat,whydidse

    eantoherafeonthsagoshehadneverheardoftheand

    shepausediherooheanshenoonttoaovingasshestaredathi

    hisshirtarkaroundhisnedheingforbreath.

    kadyrahenputherararoundhistositdoedbeyondbeingabletositup,shegentlypushedhiatothebed.

    h

    uh

    ”inellapseishannibaltrappedabout..”hereyesosityfotten.whenshesaw

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    iegend

    lukeslook,shekellher.

    standing,shelookeddo.”theresbeenanact,

    hasntthereisthereatelephonehereicallforhelphowdo

    1”

    no.lukeoraspout.”thereanact.

    tarikandi”pausihishandtohisthroat,thentiooacarafeoferonabureau.dhanded

    blinghands,kadyplassoferan

    ittohishetriedtorateonhoocareforlukes

    beartothinkthatthelookonhis

    faceghtanthattarikalive.

    itseedaeitybeforelukefinisheddrinkingandhanded

    hertheglass.ithroughthedoor,”heraspedout,thenput

    hishandtohisthroat.”five,buthangingplayshellha

    nsthroat.”

    atthatkadysatdo.”didthey

    hanghisheogetout.”theyhaduchti

    hehasleft.”helookedather.”theyyhaveshothi”

    atthatkadythoughtsheusthave

    lookedlikeit,forlukegrabbedhershoulderstokeepherfroalling.”e”sheorrouchtithatisin

    thatplace”

    suddenly,kadyisheadcleared,aartedforthedoor.but

    lukegoingtogogethiofurse.””hesaidno,thatyou.”thereears

    ofpaininlukeseyesastheseudkadysahathisenergy.

    beforeshebacktolegendifsheuldgetthroughthe

    doorhatissheoughttoknohadhappenedandsheo.

    gently,sheledlukeba,thentothe

    bathrooogetapanofhoterandacloth.whileshe

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    judedeveraux

    ostoftilestoryoutofhi

    itseedthatonthedayheandkadyhadarrivedinlegeiid,tarikhadseenthatthedooropenedforhiutnotforkady,,thatnighthehadaskedluketogo.het,:11gotthere,theydisveredthatitilyohappen.

    kadylistenedilythattheystslavathebaday.”buttheyenatthejordallline.”

    atthisshehaltedinyshathhisfists.”

    nooinganddiately,shethought.heshouldhavebeeoahospitalandxrayed.”sohappenedlastnight”sheaskedasshebegaonlukesside.hisshirtoreitahatsinceheuldntstopthejordans,heuldstopthebankrobbers,soedinthebankallday.”

    kadyuldalstigine.

    lukeseyeseilyfroeathandthat,actually,oore.justrest””no,”hesaid,”ihavetogoback.theyolynchus,

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    legend

    buttarikfoughtthell,andheheldthefflongenoughfetbackthroughthedoor.buttheying.”

    kadyprehend”

    ”yes,ofurseyoudo.butrightnoefoodforyoutotakebacke”

    hiseyesiledandkadyuldtellhewas

    thinking,thatshealehoughtoffoodeven

    intisofcrisis.

    butkadyhadheroiershehadgivenlukeaupleofsleepingpillsshehadfoundinakitcupboard,andnohatheo

    retutotheoldlegei.

    butevenassheahanginghepeopleoflegend.sheuldntveryaketheandtarikovertoher.uldshe

    standingoutsidebuntains”kadyasked,headingtowardwendell.

    ethingdistasteful

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