7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
1/16
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
2/16
M Hlvof
Cokkgo Rgjug
How Wlra Klstlh Hmsevgffo
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
3/16
Segs klla gs m wlra lb dtglh. Hmnos, demrmdtors, pfmdos, mhc ghdgcohts mro teo
prlcudt lb teo mutelrs gnmjghmtglh lr mro usoc dtgtglusfy. Mhy rosonkfmhdo tl
mdtumf ovohts, fldmfos, lr porslhs, fgvghj lr comc, gs dlghdgcohtmf.
Dlpyrgjet ;0== ky Cokkgo Rgjug
Mff rgjets rosorvoc. Oxdopt ms porngttoc uhcor teo _.T. Dlpyrgjet Mdt lb =7:2,
hl pmrt lb tegs pukfgdmtglh nmy ko roprlcudoc, cgstrgkutoc, lr trmhsngttoc gh
mhy blrn lr ky mhy nomhs, lr stlroc gh m cmtmkmso lr rotrgovmf syston, wgtelut
teo prglr wrgttoh porngssglh lb teo pukfgseor.
Seo Mutelr gs roprosohtoc ky Mfgvo, Dlnnuhgdmtglhs, Ghd., :250 Jlccmrc
Ttroot, Tugto ;00, Dlflrmcl Tprghjs, Dlflrmcl 507;0,
www.mfgvodlnnuhgdmtglhs.dln.
BmgteZlrcs
Emdeotto Klla Jrlup
;4: Pmra Mvohuo
How Wlra, HW =00=:
www.bmgtewlrcs.dln
Prghtoc gh teo _hgtoc Ttmtos lb Mnorgdm
Bgrst Ocgtglh9 Ldtlkor ;0==
=0 7 5 : 2 ? 3 4 ; =
BmgteZlrcs gs m cgvgsglh lb Emdeotto Klla Jrlup, Ghd.
Seo BmgteZlrcs hmno mhc fljl mro trmconmras lb Emdeotto Klla Jrlup, Ghd.
Seo pukfgseor gs hlt rosplhsgkfo blr woksgtos (lr teogr dlhtoht) temt mro hlt
lwhoc ky teo pukfgseor.
Fgkrmry lb Dlhjross Dmtmfljghj-gh-Pukfgdmtglh Cmtm
Rgjug, Cokkgo.
Agss lb hgjet / Cokkgo Rgjug. =st oc.
p. dn.
GTKH 7:5-0-332-?:052-;
=. RmnpgrosBgdtglh. ;. Prmjuo (Dzode [opukfgd)Bgdtglh. G. Sgtfo.
PT42;;.G35?A?: ;0==
5=4'.2cd;; ;0==00:34=
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
4/16
PrlfljuoPrlfljuo
Seo yluhj nlteor emc kooh ky eor degfcs koc terlujelut
teo hgjet. Eor bmdo wms stmghoc wgte tomrs tll hunorlus
tl dluht. Tlnolho, teluje, emc dmrobuffy hltoc omde lho.
Eor ahoos woro rmw brln teo elurs seo emc spoht gh prmyor.
Johtfy, seo agssoc eor fgttfo klys krlw. Egs bovor soonoc tl
emvo ghdromsoc ovoh nlro. Seo cmrahoss ghtohsgoc, eormfcghj
teo dlnghj lb teo cmwh. Bokrumry 3 emc mrrgvoc. Brose tomrs
emc stmrtoc gh eor oyos. Seoy emc nmco gt terluje teo hgjet,
kut gt emcht kooh ohluje. Eor slh wlufc cgo tlcmy, oxmdtfy
lho yomr mbtor egs bmteor emc kooh agffoc lvorsoms.
Cmvgc emc kooh sgda blr cmys mhc teo cldtlrs emc hl mh-
swors. Mff teoy dlufc toff eor wms teoro wms slno aghc lb
ghbodtglh rmjghj gh egs kfllc temt teoy dlufcht jet. Seo lhfy
teghj teoy ahow wms temt gt wlufc agff egn. Ovory cmy emc
sooh egn jrlw womaor mhc hlw seo ahow gt wms teo ohc. Teo
turhoc eor bmdo tl eomvoh gh m sgfoht dry blr nordy, blr uhcor-
stmhcghj.
Hlteghj. Hl gnmjos lb elpo. Hl dfmps lb teuhcor. Emc
Jlc blrjlttoh teo wgclw mhc teo lrpemh< Semt woht mjmghst
=
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
5/16
mff temt seo emc kooh rmgsoc tl kofgovo. Seo wlnmh wel emc
emc tl ko sl vory strlhj boft eor spgrgt bmff. Eor klcy crllpoc,teluje seo wms sdmrdofy mwmro lb gt. Zms gt lvor< Teo fllaoc
clwh mhc wms surprgsoc tl soo twl snmff jrmy oyos lpoh ghtl
eors. Seo kromte dmujet gh eor terlmt gh m emfb-strmhjfoc slk.
Nlnny, m fgttfo nlute blrnoc teo wlrc wgtelut koghj mkfo
tl vorkmfgzo gt. Eor eomrt krlao. Seoh wgte m jromt olrt teo
fgttfo vldmf dlrcs blrdoc teo wlrcs ghtl mucgkgfgty. Nlnny,
teo mhjof tlfc no tl toff ylu gt wgff ko lamy.
Seoh egs oyofgcs sfgc seut mjmgh mhc eo sfopt. Teo fllaoc
mff mrluhc eor. Zms eor kmky emffudghmtghj< Teo smw hl mhjof,
kut cgc temt nomh lho wmsht teoro< Teo seuccoroc mjmgh mhc
turhoc kmda tl egn. Blr teo rst tgno gh m flhj wegfo eo
fllaoc mt pomdo. Tl komutgbuf, sl stgff. Tflwfy teo smno slrt
lb pomdo soonoc tl ff eor, mhc nlnohts fmtor seo ygofcoc tl
swoot sfunkor.
Lutsgco teo kugfcghj m wlnmh stllc, eor emhc tludeghj teo
krgdas mhc eor eomc koht gh prmyor. Dlhstmhdo ahow teo degfc
ghsgco wms cyghj mhc sl seo prmyoc blr egn, teluje seo emc
hovor sooh teo degfc lr egs nlteor koblro. Teo emc kooh soht
wgte m spodgmf ngssglh, eor prmyors woro hoococ mhc seo emc
dlno. Mt fmst seo puffoc eor emhc mwmy. Seo degfc wlufc fgvo.
Dlhstmhdo turhoc mhc noftoc kmda ghtl teo hgjet. Teo ahow
seo wms hlt teo lhfy lho aoopghj wmtde mhc teo prosohdo lb
teo lteor nmco eor dmutglus. Seo lteor cgc hlt nlvo brln egs
sgfoht plst, teluje, kut stllc dflmaoc gh ngst, stmrghj up mt teo
kugfcghj. M how cmy wms ghcooc cmwhghj.
Cokkgo Rgjug
;
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
6/16
DemptorDemptor LhoLho
Mhc mfnlst mff teghjs mro ky teo fmw purjoc wgte kfllc1
mhc wgtelut seoccghj lb kfllc gs hl rongssglh.
Eokrows 79;;
Seo kfllc. Gts mff mklut teo kfllc. Tusmh Fmnkort smha tl eor
ahoos wgte tomrs stromnghj clwh eor deooas. Eor dgty
nmp lb Prmjuo sfgppoc brln eor hjors uhhltgdoc. Teo
dfutdeoc eor jrmhcnlteors mhtgquo sgfvor drlss mhc eor emhc
tghjfoc weoro sagh tludeoc notmf. Seo llr mrluhc eor wms m
drgnslh pllf lb fgjet temt wms stromnghj brln lho lb teo
stmghoc-jfmss pmhofs egje lvoreomc.
Seo pmhof selwoc teo drudgxglh mhc teo fgjet soonoc tl
dlno brln gt ghstomc lb terluje gt. Semt fgjet pmghtoc teo llr
mhc pgffmrs wgte krgffgmht dlflrs. Eor oyos boff kmda clwh tl teo
kfllcroc fgjet seghghj lh teo stlho llr mrluhc eor. Seo kfllc
lb Dergst, seo telujet gh mwo.
Teo emc kooh m flhj tgno dlnghj tl tegs dgty. Teo wgseoc
seo dlufc emvo dlno koblro gt wms tll fmto, kut mt fomst seo emc
nmco gt. Teo trgoc tl prmy kut wms tll lvorweofnoc ky teo
komuty temt surrluhcoc eor mhc teo flss temt tlro mt eor eomrt.
Teo emc dlno tl teo dmteocrmf cospormtofy hoocghj tl dlh-
hodt wgte Jlc, tl hc teo strohjte tl survgvo teo hoxt bow
cmys. Teo emc elpoc tl sohso m kgt lb eor jrmhcnlteors pros-
4
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
7/16
ohdo teoro ms woff. Eor jrmhcnlteor emc splaoh lb teo komuty
lb teo dmteocrmf seo emc lbtoh vgsgtoc ms m degfc mhc Tusmh emcelpoc tl boof m dlhhodtglh wgte eor lho fmst tgno koblro teo
buhormf. Seoh gt wlufc ko tll fmto. Seo dlfc, emrse romfgty
wlufc ko uhcohgmkfo mhc seoc ko fobt wgte lhfy eor nonlrgos
mhc eor jrgob.
Gt soonoc fgao mff telso seo flvoc woro tmaoh brln eor sl
qugdafy. Jlc mhc comte woro teo lhfy twl dlhstmhts gh fgbo,
klte uhwmvorghj. Gh teo dmteocrmf, teluje, seo dlufc bldus lh
Jlc mhc blr m bow prodglus nlnohts blrjot mklut comte.
Teo dflsoc eor oyos mhc telujet mklut teo kfllc lb Dergst,
eor jrmhcnlteors fmuje, mhc m telusmhc lteor teghjs. Seoro
wms plwor mhc pomdo gh Tt. Rgtus Dmteocrmf mhc seo fot teon
wmse lvor eor.
Zeoh mt fmst seo stllc teo dlflroc fgjet emc rotromtoc mhc
teo dmteocrmf wms koghj pfuhjoc kgt ky kgt ghtl cmrahoss. Gts ms
teluje mff teo fgjet gh teo wlrfc gs koghj oxtghjugseoc, seo telujet.
Blr slno romslh gt uhhorvoc eor, wmtdeghj ms teo fgjet bmcoc
brln mff teo wghclws mhc teo semclws jmteoroc, tegda mhc
coop mhc nohmdghj gh teo dlrhors. Zgte teo flss lb teo fgjet
mff wmrnte soonoc tl oo ms woff mhc seo dlufc boof m coop
dlfc sottfghj ghtl eor klhos. Fgao teo jrmvo, seo telujet wgte
m segvor. Teo wms oxemustoc mhc eor jrgob wms pfmyghj lh teo
cmraor pmrts lb eor gnmjghmtglh. Gt wlufc cl eor hl jllc tl
cwoff lh teo cmrahoss.
Teo wgpoc eor tomrs mhc turhoc tl jl. Eor stops odeloc
fluc lh teo stlho llrs mhc teo sluhc pgordoc teo blj lb eor
pmgh. Seo dmteocrmf fllaoc onpty, kut gt cgcht boof temt wmy.
Teo emfb oxpodtoc tl eomr slno tgroc vlgdo dmff lut tl eor temt
gt wms tgno tl fomvo, teoy woro fldaghj up blr teo hgjet. Cgc
teoy flda teo dmteocrmf lr wms gt mfwmys lpoh blr telso wel
Cokkgo Rgjug
3
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
8/16
hoococ m pfmdo tl tegha mhc prmy< Teo wlufc emvo tl msa. Mbtor
teo buhormf seo wms suro seoc hooc m qugot rotromt tl prmy. Teotlla mhlteor emfb-clzoh stops koblro teo emgr lh teo kmda lb
eor hoda stllc lh ohc.
Tlnoteghj wms wmtdeghj eor. Teo dlufc boof gt iust ms seo
emc boft teo lvorweofnghj sohso lb pomdo koblro. Tusmh turhoc
eor eomc sflwfy, tryghj tl pgordo teo jmteorghj semclws, kut
dlufc soo hlteghj.
Eoffl
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
9/16
Eo wms stmhcghj kotwooh eor mhc teo oxgt. Eor nghc
roofoc, wlhcorghj wey eo wms stmrghj mt eor temt wmy, mhc weyteo rost lb egs oxprossglh wms gnplssgkfo tl romc.
Teo kfghaoc mhc eo wms jlho. Teo turhoc gh m qugda dgrdfo
kut smw lhfy semclws. Eor fobt emhc jrgppoc eor drlss hoda-
fmdo, squoozghj emrc.
Tusmh romfgzoc seo wms tmaghj semfflw, rmpgc kromtes mhc eor
eomrt kojmh tl pluhc ovoh emrcor uhtgf seo kojmh tl ko fgjet-
eomcoc.
Wluro kfoocghj. Segs tgno seo dlufcht toff gb teo vlgdo wms
ghsgco eor eomc lr lutsgco. Teo jfmhdoc clwh mhc smw seo emc
squoozoc teo drlss sl tgjetfy temt gt emc dut eor sagh. Crlps lb
kfllc dlmtoc eor jrmhcnlteors hodafmdo mhc sflwfy crgppoc
lhtl teo llr. Zeoro koblro teoro emc kooh lhfy dlflroc fgjet
hlw teoro wms mdtumf kfllc.
Teo kojmh tl wmfa tlwmrc teo oxgt, ovory stop nlvghj bmstor
uhtgf seo wms ruhhghj. Teo cgcht dmro elw bllfgse gt ngjet ko,
seo iust ahow teoro wms slnolho ghsgco teo dmteocrmf wgte eor
mhc eo torrgoc eor nlro temh seo emc ovor cromnoc plssgkfo.
Eor kllts nmco m elfflw dflppghj sluhc mjmghst teo stlho.
M clzoh stops brln teo oxgt seo dlufc swomr seo boft m emhc
kruse eor selufcor. Teo sdromnoc mhc, twgstghj, seo selt
terluje teo lpoh cllrwmy mhc lutsgco.
Teo dmno up selrt gh teo dlfc hgjet mgr wgte m jmsp. M dlu-
pfo wmfaghj homrky eurrgoc pmst eor, dfomrfy teghaghj eor drmzy.
Teo pmusoc m nlnoht, twl. Hl cmra juro fuhjoc lut lb
teo dmteocrmf tl jrmk eor, mhc ovoh ms seo trgoc tl x egs bmdo
gh eor nonlry seo dlufc boof gt sfgppghj, ms teluje gt emc kooh
lhfy m cromn teo cmwh demsoc mwmy.
Gts iust ny gnmjghmtglh. Sll nude ems emppohoc gh teo fmst bow
cmys, seo tlfc eorsofb. Teo wmfaoc m bow stops mwmy brln teo
Cokkgo Rgjug
2
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
10/16
cllr, telujet mklut emgfghj m tmxg, mhc teoh codgcoc mjmghst gt.
Eor eltof wmsht temt bmr mwmy mhc teo wmfa ngjet eofp dfomreor eomc.
Mhc gb teoro emc kooh m nmh mhc eo nomht eor emrn, elpo-
buffy seo dlufc flso egn lh teo stroots. Gb seo emgfoc m tmxg teoh
eo ngjet slnoelw lvoreomr teo mccross mhc seo cgcht wmht
tl wmgt eoro mflho tryghj tl mj lho clwh. Teo wms koghj
pmrmhlgc mhc seo ahow gt, kut mff teo krldeuros seo emc romc
koblro copmrtghj emc kooh onpemtgd temt yluhj wlnoh trmv-
ofghj mflho selufc uso oxtrono dmutglh. Semt, dlupfoc wgte mff
eor jrmhcnlteors stlrgos mklut jypsgos wel stlfo degfcroh gh
teo ngccfo lb teo hgjet, emc sorvoc tl nmao eor m kmsaot dmso.
Teo emc tmaoh m emfb-clzoh sofb-cobohso dlursos gh dlffojo.
Semt wms fgttfo dlnblrt mt teo nlnoht, teluje, sghdo seoc
hovor emc tl mppfy mhy lb wemt seoc fomrhoc tl teo romf wlrfc.
Nohtmffy seo roeomrsoc m bow nlvos iust gh dmso.
Ms seo kojmh tl wmfa, teluje, eor bomr kojmh tl okk. Nmyko
teo nmh emc kooh m cromn, lr m emffudghmtglh krlujet lh ky
oxtrono iot fmj mhc jrgob. Teo blrdoc eor telujets lutwmrc mhc
seo romffy kojmh fllaghj mrluhc eor ms seo wmfaoc.
Seo dgty jfgstohoc fgao m iowof kohomte teo buff nllh. Gts
komuty wms emuhtghj, mhc Tusmh strujjfoc tl nmao eorsofb bl-
dus lh gt. Gt wms romf. Mff lb gt. Teo wms hmffy gh Prmjuo. Ovoh
ms seo nmrvofoc mt slno lb teo mhdgoht kugfcghjs, teluje, seo
turhoc tl jfmhdo lvor eor selufcor ovory bow stops, uhmkfo tl
semao teo boofghj temt slnolho lr slnoteghj emc blfflwoc eor
brln teo dmteocrmf.
Ovory tgno seo fllaoc, teluje, teoro wms hlteghj lut lb
teo lrcghmry. Seo semclws stmyoc weoro teoy selufc mhc teo
lhfy polpfo seo smw woro telso jlghj mklut teogr lwh kusg-
hoss. Gb mhyteghj, seo nust flla lcc tl teon. Mbtor m bow
Agss lb Hgjet
:
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
11/16
nghutos seo mcngttoc tl eorsofb temt seo aopt oxpodtghj tl turh
mrluhc mhc soo egn mjmgh, m emgrskromcte mwmy, mhc emvo hlgcom elw eo emc nlvoc sl dflso wgtelut eor hltgdghj.
Teo segvoroc. Teo trgoc tl toff eorsofb gt wms kodmuso seo wms
gh m strmhjo dgty, lho temt emc kooh jgvoh fgbo gh eor gnmjghm-
tglh ky wemt eor jrmhcnlteor emc tlfc eor mklut jrlwghj up
gh Prmjuo.
Tusmh emc fgstohoc blr elurs ms eor jrmhcnlteor spuh tmfos
lb rlnmhdo mhc nystory, nystgdgsn mhc torrlr. Seoy emc jlt-
toh ghtl eor eomc. Semt wms mff temt emc emppohoc kmda mt teo
deurde. Hlteghj strmhjo emc lddurroc. Seo trute wms seo emc
prlkmkfy brgjetohoc teo pllr nmh l wgte eor sdromnghj. Gb
teoro ovoh wms m nmh. Teo tludeoc eor jrmhcnlteors drlss mhc
jrgnmdoc ms seo boft teo crgoc kfllc lh gt.
Ms emrc ms seo trgoc, teluje, seo dlufcht semao teo boofghj
temt slnolho wms wmtdeghj eor, mhc sl gt wms wgte rofgob temt
seo mrrgvoc kmda mt teo Jrmhc Eltof Prmem mhc cudaoc ghsgco.
Teo wms nootghj bmngfy gh m emfb elur blr cghhor mt _ Yfmt
alhvgdolh, m Dzode rostmurmht gh teo eltofs doffmrs. Teo eur-
rgoc upstmgrs tl teo rlln seo wms jlghj tl ko semrghj wgte eor
dlusgh Zohcy, weoh seo mrrgvoc teo hoxt nlrhghj.
Seo rlln wms hlteghj fgao seo emc oxpodtoc, kut jgvoh
eor jrmhcnlteors stlrgos seo selufcht emvo kooh surprgsoc.
Mff teo burhgturo wms mhtgquo mhc komutgbuf. Seo dogfghj wms
lrhmtofy dmrvoc. Seo kmterlln wms mff nmrkfo mhc jfgstohoc
kohomte teo fgjets. Lut teo wghclw seo emc m vgow lb Lfc
Slwh Tqumro ghdfucghj teo Sh Deurde mhc teo Mstrlhlngdmf
Dflda, Prmjuos nlst bmnlus sgjet.
Ms teluje dlnpoffoc, seo nlvoc mjmgh tl teo wghclw mhc
fllaoc lut lh teo dgty, hlw mwmse wgte fgjets kohomte teo
hgjet say. Eor jrmhcnlteor emc kooh rgjet. Gt wms m nmjgdmf
Cokkgo Rgjug
5
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
12/16
pfmdo. Teo dlufc boof gt coop ghsgco, fgao m sghjghj gh eor kfllc
lr m qugdaohghj gh eor sluf.Mhyteghj dmh emppoh eoro, seo wegsporoc tl eorsofb.
Teo turhoc mhc nlvoc tl eor sugtdmso, wegde seo emcht
tmaoh teo tgno tl uhpmda weoh seo emc jlttoh gh. Teo emc
kooh tll omjor tl soo teo dmteocrmf eor jrmhcnlteor emc mf-
wmys tlfc eor mklut. Gt emc kooh eor nlnoht lb slfgtuco,
pomdo, koblro ovoryteghj temt wms dlnghj.
Teo rononkoroc wemt gt emc kooh fgao mt eor pmrohts bu-
hormf weoh seo wms twofvo. Seoro emc kooh sl nmhy polpfo
mhc sl nude demls mhc seo emc flhjoc tl ko mfflwoc tl jl tl
eor rlln mhc hc slno qugot tl try mhc prmy mhc uhcorstmhc
wemt emc emppohoc. Eor bmngfy nonkors emc emc lteor pfmhs,
teluje, mhc teoy nmco gt teogr ngssglh tl aoop eor brln koghj
mflho. Hlw seo dlufcht eofp kut wlhcor wemt teo hoxt bow
cmys woro jlghj tl krghj, sghdo eor jrmhcnlteor emc rmgsoc
eor brln temt plght blrwmrc.
Teo squmroc eor selufcors. Teo wms twohty-teroo hlw mhc
seo wlufc iust emvo tl nmao eor lwh hoocs dfomr. Mhc gb pol-
pfo wlufcht fgstoh, woff, seo wms jlghj elno teroo cmys mbtor
ovorylho ofso.
Gt wms pfohty lb tgno tl soo teo teghjs seo wmhtoc tl mhc
tl pmy elnmjo tl eor jrmhcnlteor mhc kgc eor bmrowoff gh eor
lwh wmy. Teo wmhtoc tl roturh tl teo dmteocrmf koblro seo fobt.
Mhc ms seo telujet lb teo dmteocrmf, seo dlufcht eofp kut
tegha mklut egn. Zel emc eo kooh temt eo emc mppomroc mhc
cgsmppomroc sl qugdafy, wgtelut smyghj m wlrc< Teo segvoroc
sfgjetfy. Seoro wms slnoteghj cmhjorlus mklut egn1 elw seo
ahow temt wms m nystory tl eor, kut seo iust ahow.
Tusmh demhjoc qugdafy ghtl m sgnpfo kfuo swomtor mhc kfmda
sfmdas, wgseghj seo emc krlujet m cgoroht cross koylhc teo
Agss lb Hgjet
7
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
13/16
lho seo wlufc womr mt teo buhormf. Seoh seo nmco eor wmy
clwhstmgrs tl teo rostmurmht.Seo rostmurmht wms uhcorjrluhc wgte vmuftoc dogfghjs mhc
mrdeos. Gts rluje rlda wmffs woro codlrmtoc wgte womplhs,
dlmts lb mrns, mhc nurmfs lb koeomcoc Dzode flrcs. Zllcoh
tmkfos wgte sgnpfo wllcoh demgrs ronghcoc eor temt seo wms gh
m blurtoohte-dohtury mfoeluso.
Lho flhj tmkfo emc kooh rosorvoc blr eor bmngfy mhc seo
cgsdlvoroc seo wms hlt teo rst tl mrrgvo ms Muht Imho mhc _h-
dfo Klk wmvoc eor lvor. Seoy oxdemhjoc krgob eujs mhc teoh
sottfoc kmda ghtl teogr demgrs tl wmgt blr teo lteors.
Elw mro ylu elfcghj up
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
14/16
emc kooh gnplrtmht tl eor. Bmngfy emc kooh ovoh nlro gn-
plrtmht.Zeoh ovorylho wms sottfoc Tusmh emc m demhdo tl flla mt
teo nohu. Teo wms surprgsoc mt teo hunkor lb delgdos, ruh-
hghj teo jmnut brln rlmst cuda tl sdehgtzof. Teo hmffy sottfoc
lh teo sgrflgh gh dromn smudo wgte drmhkorrgos mhc cunpfghjs.
Elw wlufc ylu fgao ylur sgrflgh
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
15/16
smtglhs mrluhc eor. Teo ymwhoc mff teo wmy terluje cossort
mhc ky teoh emc dlnpfotofy dlhvghdoc eorsofb temt eor lvor-tgroc krmgh wms ghcooc pfmyghj trgdas lh eor.
Mbtor teoy tlmstoc Jrmhcnm Dlhstmhdo mt teo ohc, hl lho
soonoc ghdfghoc tl fomvo, mhc ovorylho fghjoroc mrluhc teo tm-
kfo toffghj stlrgos mklut Dlhstmhdo mhc semrghj tomrs.
G emvo tl jot slno sfoop, Tusmh smgc, hmffy stmhcghj up.
Gff wmfa wgte ylu, eor jromt-uhdfo Dfmrohdo smgc.
Tusmh trgoc tl prltost, kut eo eofc up m emhc. Dfmrohdo wms
eor jrmhcnlteors yluhjost krlteor mhc emc iust turhoc sgxty
teroo nlhtes koblro. Egs kgrtecmy wms teo fmst tgno teo bmngfy
emc kooh tljoteor, tl dofokrmto. Hlw teoy woro jmteoroc tl
nlurh.
Ms sllh ms teoy fobt teo rostmurmht eo turhoc tl eor. Wlu
nustht fot teon klteor ylu, ny comr. Teo wms m jromt spgrgt,
mhc seo wgff ko ngssoc, kut ospodgmffy ky telso lb us wel ahow
eor woff.
Wos, seo wgff.
Nlst cgcht uhcorstmhc eor. Teoc crgvo m euhcroc ngfos gb
seo telujet m strmhjor hoococ eor prmyors. Teoc flla mt teghjs
dlnpfotofy cgoroht temh lteor polpfo mhc slnotgnos weoh
teo welfo wlrfc, weoh ovory fljgdmf telujet smgc tl turh rgjet
seoc turh fobt.
G rononkor. Gt mfwmys ohcoc up koghj teo kost teghj.
G tegha yluro m flt fgao eor gh temt rojmrc, eo smgc, fllaghj
serowcfy mt eor. G rononkor temt cmy weoh, blr hl mppmroht
romslh, ylu robusoc tl fomvo Dlhstmhdos eluso. Wlur pmrohts
fot ylu spohc teo hgjet . . .
Eo cgcht emvo tl dlhtghuo. Seoy klte ahow vory woff
wemt emc emppohoc. Eor pmrohts emc kooh agffoc gh m dmr drmse
lh teo wmy elno. Teo emc spoht uhtlfc sfoopfoss hgjets wgse-
Cokkgo Rgjug
=;
7/27/2019 Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguie - Excerpt
16/16
ghj seo dlufc emvo jlttoh teon tl stmy wgte eor temt hgjet.
Kut teoy emc fobt mhc seo wms mfgvo kodmuso teoy emc fot eorstmy.
Tusmh hlccoc, hlt suro wemt tl smy. Seoy mrrgvoc mt eor
rlln mhc seo eujjoc egn jllc hgjet. Eo put m emhc lh
eor selufcor mhc fllaoc eor gh teo oyos. Teo cgc dlno kmda
eoro. Gn teo lhfy lho wel ahlws, kut seo cgc dlno kmda tl
Prmjuo, twgdo.
Ttmrtfoc, seo fllaoc mt egn. Zeoh< Zey cgcht seo toff
polpfo