She solves crimes all over the world using her powers. I paused for a minute, waiting for recognition to set in, then felt like an idiot when my last name garnered only polite interest instead of the usual curiosity. I seemed to have forgotten my name as well as my manners. "I am Dukker Sherrad," he said, "but my friends call me Duke." He took my hand and held it longer than strictly necessary. I knew practically everybody at Nightshade High-and besides, it wasn't exactly swarming with gorgeous new students. "You're new here?" I said, stating the obvious. His long lashes framed incredible blue eyes.
His spiky hair was really black, like someone had overturned an inkwell on his head. "It is a pleasure to run into someone as beautiful as you on my first day." He was dressed in a deep blue silk shirt, form-fitting black jeans, and boots. "Do not worry," he said with a heavy accent I couldn't place. An extremely handsome stranger who stood there smiling at me, despite the fact that I'd almost flattened him in my hurry to get to chemistry class. "Ooph!" he said as my elbow jabbed into rock-hard abdominal muscles. So late, in fact, that I didn't watch where I was going and slammed into someone walking out of the school office as I ran by. Not at all.Ĭhapter One I was running late. And no, I'm not playing Bejeweled instead of writing. Summary: When a gorgeous new student's prediction that a teacher will be murdered comes true, seventeen-year-old Daisy is determined to solve the crime, but when all signs point to the killer being a werewolf, she fears she is in over her head. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perez, Marlene. The text of this book is set in Adobe Jenson.
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