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Cooper Blake has everything going for himuntil he wakes from a car accident with his football career in ruins and a mysterious, attractive girl by his side. Cooper doesnt know how Samantha got there or why he can see her; all he knows is that shes a ghost, and the shadows that surround her seem intent on destroying her. No one from Coopers old life would understand what he can barely grasp himself. . . . But Delilah, the captain of the cheerleading squad, has secrets of her own, like her ability to see beyond the physical world, and her tangled history with Brent, a loner from a neighboring school who can hear strangers most intimate thoughts. Delilah and Brent know that Cooper is in more trouble than he realizes, and that Samantha may not be as innocent as she has led Cooper to believe. But the only way to figure out where Samantha came from will put them all in more danger than they ever dreamed possible.

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Token of Darkness

Den of Shadows 6

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Token of Darkness is dedicated to two individuals who shall remain unnamed here, whose passing strongly inspired this story. One was very dear to me, and one was a complete stranger. So many people move in and out of our lives, often affecting us in ways we do not fully recognize or understand. By extension, we can never realize what effect we have on others, even those we have never met. That being said, Coopers story owes thanks to: My editor, Jodi. Her insight has been invaluable these past eight years as we have worked together to refine Nyeusigrube and the stories within, from the golden age of shapeshifters in the Kieshara Series to the modern Den of Shadows. My agent, Tom. I dont know what I would do without him. Probably curl up in someones basement, writing stories no one would ever read and occasionally wondering if I was supposed to get a royalty statement at some point. My fellow writers and my tireless beta-readersespecially Mason, who did a sixteen-hour-long session of beta-reading boot camp when I was panicking about how I could revise the first-draft mess I had on December 1 into an actual novel. Thank you to Bri, Zim, Ria, and Shauna, and to my sister, Rachel, for her support when I was preparing the revisions for submission. The Office of Letters and Light; all the individuals and groups responsible for National Novel Writing Month (nanowrimo.org); and Bri, ML to Nyeusigrube. In 2006, NaNoWriMo helped me get past the worst writers block I have ever experienced; NaNo07 produced Cooper. 30 days. 50k. Hurrah!

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, Lenore!

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, Lenore!

Merely this and nothing more. Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,

Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.

Surely, said I, surely that is something at my window lattice;

Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore

Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;

Tis the wind and nothing more! Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore.

Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he,

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door

Perched, and sat, and nothing more. Then the ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,

By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore.

Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou, I said, art sure no craven,

Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore

Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Nights Plutonian shore!

Quoth the raven, Nevermore. from The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe

PROLOGUE

The darkness was alive, and it was hungry. Cooper didnt know how he knew that, but he did, the way he knew things in nightmares: it was hungry, and it would devour him if it could. The shadows twisted like vines and snapped like dogs at his heels, solid enough to menace but not enough for him to struggle against them.

He had been lost, and then the darkness had risen around him, and now he couldnt find his way back.

At least the shadows werent focused on him. They had other prey. He needed to get somewhere safe before they noticed him againbefore they turned their attention away from the girl.

The shadows had torn her apart. She was shapeless, faceless, as she struggled with them. How had she come to be there? The air seemed to weep for her, the mist coalescing into heavy drops of rain.

Insanely, he dove forward, trying to chase away the creatures that harried her. They nipped at him, but as he tried to close his arms around the girl and help gather her together, he felt himself being yanked backward, into a shell that was too small to fit inside.

An explosion of lights and noise told him he was awake. He opened his eyes to find the girl there, fighting with the shadows that still surrounded him. She clawed at them with her hands until they faded into the corners of the room.

Trembling, she reached out to touch his cheek.

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Necromantic golem.

Cooper gave a start. He had been lost in reverie, the content of which had fled his mind the moment Samantha had spoken.

What?

Necromantic golem, she repeated. Im just saying. Its an option.

Cooper looked down, and realized he had nicked himself with the knife when she startled him. The cut wasnt bad, but he pulled his hand and the knife away from the counter and the compulsively neat apple slices sitting there.

Youre going to have to clarify for me, he said as he washed the cut and reached for a bandage. And get off the counter.

Im not technically on the counter, she objected, and I should think it would be the natural answer to our situation.

Cooper shook his head and studied Samantha as he carefully cleaned up after his mishap.

She was petite, standing only a little over five feet tall. She had straight blond hair with silver highlights that looked natural, along with a few streaks of teal that didnt. She was cute, actually, bordering on sexy, a fact that did not seem to be lost on her. Today she was wearing a short, pleated skirtblack with neon pink splotchesand a green and orange striped peasant-style blouse. Beneath the skirt, she wore gray paisley stockings, torn at the bottom to expose most of her bare feet.

Her eyes were well, it was hard to tell. They were prismatic. Looking in them almost gave Cooper as much of a headache as todays outfit did.

Cooper had asked Samantha about her clothes at some point over the summer. She had told him she didnt decide what to wearher clothes were no more solid than she wasbut admitted that she liked bright colors. Very bright, apparently.

She certainly looked like she was sitting on the counter, but of course it didnt matter. She could as easily have been standing in the counter, or on the wall or the ceiling. She did things like that sometimes, defying the laws of physics without seeming to notice or care.

If she had been alive, it probably would have been considered a health hazard when she walked through the food, but since she was a ghost and not dripping ectoplasm, it was only annoying. And only to Cooper, because no one but him seemed able to see her. Even when she lay in the middle of the pastries display case as if it were Snow Whites glass coffin, everyone else was oblivious to her presence, including Coopers father, who owned the shop.

Seriously, she insisted now, apparently not ready to let this idea drop. Golem.

He rolled his eyes. I assume you mean for you.

Uh-huh.

And I assume you mean I should make one, so you can take it over, or whatever.

Its not possession if its a golem, since they dont have souls, right? she said, making him wince at the way her voice echoed when she got excited. And its not a zombie or anything since youd be making it and not using a dead person.

You wouldnt be able to sit on the ceiling anymore if you actually had a body, he pointed out.

She paused, chewing her lip, then shrugged, and fell halfway through the counter before finding her feet on the floor. I wouldnt be able to sit on the ceiling, but Id be able to to curl up on a cold night, wrapped in a blanket, with a mug of raspberry hot cocoa. So, what do you say?

I say I dont know how to make a golem, necromantic or otherwise.

You use clay, duh!

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