Silence
Authors: Becca Fitzpatrick
Tags: #Paranormal, #Legends; Myths; Fables, #Dating & Sex, #Angels & Spirit Guides, #Body; Mind & Spirit, #Juvenile Fiction, #Social Issues, #General, #Love & Romance
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Hush, Hush
Crescendo
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Copyright © 2011 by Becca Fitzpatrick
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To Riley and Jace
xoxo
OLDWATER,
M
AINE
T
HREE MONTHS AGO
T
HE SLEEK BLACK AUDI ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE
parking lot overlooking the cemetery, but none of the three men inside had any intention of paying respects to the dead. The hour burned past midnight, and the grounds were officially closed. A strange summer fog hung thin and dreary, like a string of rising ghosts. Even the moon, a slender waxing crescent, resembled a drooping eyelid. Before the road dust settled, the driver leaped out, promptly opening the two rear car doors.