Index:
Chapter One
The Cost of Concession
Light.
Dim light. Day light.
Bright light.
Bright light.
Night light.
Sun light.
Sunlight keeps the vampires away, supposedly.
Werewolves, too, now that he was thinking about it.
Not to mention…
G
S a S
I u r i G
n c g r h T
c c o e o r
u u y n s o
b b l s. t l
i. a e s. l
e. s. s.
Were there werewolves in Alaska?
Did they…
…stay fuzzy?
for weeks
on
end?
Today
New York City -- Winter
HIS HANDS WERE trembling. The stall held the sour stench of vomit and the residual tang of urine, caked in the grit and rusting the bolts that held the toilet to the floor. It was worse where he sat, he was sure—crouched in the largest, farthest stall, his back to the wall. His shoulders were wedged between a trashcan and the porcelain bowl holding the scant contents of his stomach. It was the farthest thing from comfort, logic, or sanitation, and it was sure to ruin his suit jacket and matching pants, yet he felt not the slightest inclination to move.
