even if they only live one hour in twenty-five , predators still need prey to stay alive . normal animals can step through into the blue time if they 're in the wrong spot at exactly midnight . so darklings mostly eat unlucky rabbits and cows , but every once in a while a human being slips through . '' '' hmmph , '' madeleine said . '' in my day , people knew where not to be at midnight

she did n't want to face losing someone else she loved . better to walk away now . in time , she 'd get over this . she had n't told him she loved him . now she never would . ... '' did you get ahold of her ? '' zach asked as jake entered the room . he flinched as the nurse swabbed his arm-whatever she was using stung like hell-then forced his attention back to jake

my mom calls from the bedroom . the apartment is filled with the smell of delicious baked pastry dough and my stomach growls appreciatively in response . '' the super called . '' '' yeah . it 's from malcolm , '' i lie . '' a package he wants me to deliver . '' this second falsehood is told so she wo n't open the package

he wanted her to calm down and think clearly , something she would n't do if she were steaming mad and working up a snarky answer to everything he said . '' you knew i was going to be looking into the history of the jewels , remember ? '' she folded her arms across her chest . '' and sharing what you learned . i do n't recall your mentioning that i was right about the lancaster family or that they were the ones who owned the
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