"L. J. Smith - Vampire Diaries 03 - The Fury" - читать интересную книгу автора (Smith Lisa J)

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Copyright ┬й 1991 by Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc. and Lisa Smith Cover art
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 To my Aunt Margie, and in memory of my Aunt Agnes and AuntEleanore , for
fostering creativity.




The Fury


One
Elena stepped into the clearing.
Beneath her feet tatters of autumn leaves were freezing into the slush. Dusk had
fallen, and although the storm was dying away the woods were getting colder. Elena
didn't feel the cold.
Neither did she mind the dark. Her pupils opened wide, gathering up tiny particles
of light that would have been invisible to a human. She could see the two figures
struggling beneath the great oak tree quite clearly.
One had thick dark hair, which the wind had churned into a tumbled sea of waves.
He was slightly taller than the other, and although Elena couldn't see his face she