“Usually you don’t act like one. Rushing to get back to your crap job is acting like a kid.”
“It’s the only job I have, and I need it.” Beggars can’t be choosers in New York when it comes to making money with only a high school diploma and almost no previous work experience. Funny how working at a summer camp doesn’t do much for a resume.
“Or you could pick a less expensive school and not worry so much about financial aid.”
“Says the guy working on his PhD at NYU?”
“Hey, they pay me now.” He opened the exterior door to our building.
“They didn’t when you were an undergrad.”
He let go of me so he could unlock the inner door. You had to tug on the door at the same time you turned the key or it didn’t work. The super was supposed to fix the temperamental lock months before. “True, but my scholarship covered most of it.”
I stood just inside the entryway. “All right, can’t argue with that.”
“Can you make it?” He gestured to the stairs. We lived in a third floor walkup.
“Maybe.” I headed toward the stairs that currently looked like mountains. “It’s worth a try.”
Ten minutes later, I was propped up on the couch with a bottle of water. Rhett worried over me for another few minutes before I made him get back to work. I flipped through the channels, hoping for some random movie. There was absolutely nothing on, so I settled for the local news.
Another animal attack has been reported in Bryant Park. Authorities have not released the names of the victims, but once again citizens are urged to use caution when frequenting outdoor areas after dark.
I’d seen two other news reports just like it that week, although both reported attacks in different parts of the city. I thought of the wolf in the alley. It must have just been my overactive imagination messing with me. I needed sleep, and lots of it. I switched off the TV and closed my eyes. I didn’t even have the energy to move to my room.
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Acknowledgements
As always, this book would not have been possible without the support of my family. Grant, I can’t imagine taking this journey without you.
Thank you to Whitney Perry, Melanie Genanatti, Katy Austin, Jennifer Snyder, T.A. Foster, and Chandra Haun for your beta reading. Thanks to Nicole Stephenson for the fantastic editing. Thanks also to Kelly Simmon of Inkslinger PR for your continued support.
Thanks to all the bloggers who have continued to help me spread the word about my books, and to my readers for giving me the opportunity to share another story with you.
Table of Contents
Other Books by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Preface
Chapter One Mary Anne
Chapter Two Gage
Chapter Three Mary Anne
Chapter Four Gage
Chapter Five Mary Anne
Chapter Seven Mary Anne
Chapter Eight Gage
Chapter Nine Mary Anne
Chapter Ten Gage
Chapter Eleven Mary Anne
Chapter Twelve Mary Anne
Chapter Thirteen Gage
Chapter Fourteen Mary Anne
Chapter Fifteen Gage
Chapter Sixteen Mary Anne
Chapter Seventeen Gage
Chapter Eighteen Mary Anne
Chapter Nineteen Gage
Chapter Twenty Mary Anne
Chapter Twenty-One Gage
Chapter Twenty-Two Mary Anne
Chapter Twenty-Three Gage
Chapter Twenty-Four Mary Anne
Chapter Twenty-Five Gage
Chapter Twenty-Six Mary Anne
Excerpt: Soar the empire chronicles
Acknowledgements