Pale Demon

Pale Demon
Kim Harrison

A stirring instalment of the urban fantasy-thriller series starring Rachel Morgan. A pacey and addictive novel of sexy bounty-hunting witches, cunning demons and vicious vampires.Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after.But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination.For after centuries of torment, a fearsome demon walks in the sunlight – freed at last to slay the innocent and devour their souls. But his ultimate goal is Rachel Morgan, and in the fight for survival that follows, even embracing her own demonic nature may not be enough to save her.

Pale Demon

Kim Harrison

To the guy who knows how I take my tea …

Contents

One

“Brown or green for the drapes, Rache?”

Two

Trent rose to his feet, stupidly staring at the tree…

Three

Hollows International wasn’t a huge airport, but it was busy…

Four

If looks could kill, my face would show the imprint…

Five

Anarrow slice of early-afternoon sun made it into the front…

Six

“Rache!” Jenks shrilled, scaring the crap out of me as…

Seven

The faint smell of cinnamon, blood, and wine drifted forward…

Eight

The hum of the engine shifted, becoming deeper. It stirred…

Nine

“Trent!” I shouted, hammering on the bathroom door. It was…

Ten

My grip on the wheel tightened until my knuckles hurt.

Eleven

“Um, Jenks?” I said, taking a stumbling step back into…

Twelve

The warmth of the sun on my face turned into…

Thirteen

If it wasn’t for the lack of an ocean, I…

Fourteen

Heart pounding, I ran back down the corridor. I hit…

Fifteen

It was the changing sound of the engine that woke…

Sixteen

The sun was almost up, and I stretched beside the…

Seventeen

“The intention was for me to say good-bye,” I said,…

Eighteen

I’d already used the glass-and-tile shower in the front bathroom,…

Nineteen

Istared at the closed door, hearing a muttered conversation behind…

Twenty

Ileaned forward over the backseat to look up at the…

Twenty-One

“Isaid pipe down!” Vivian said crossly when the room reacted…

Twenty-Two

Trent bowed his head as the auditorium erupted in noise.