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    Cone Of Silence
    Cone Of Silence
    Cone Of Silence
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    Cone Of Silence

    By Viola Grace

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    Maira had just gotten her first job, was getting ready to go to university, and was hoping for a bright future with a good job and a few kids. All of that crashed to a halt on the day her shop came under fire, and she was kidnapped to be tortured for months by a serial killer.

    Getting free of him was her first true accomplishment as a hero, and she nearly had to kill herself to save other lives. She survived, they survived, and she was given accelerated healing, which activated a gift that no one in her family had ever carried before.

    Listening to anyone, anywhere was a skill that got boring quickly. Talking into her target’s limbic system and having it reply to her was far more interesting. The mind couldn’t lie, and she used it to her advantage.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereXtasy Books Inc
    Release dateJul 5, 2019
    ISBN9781487426156
    Cone Of Silence
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    Viola Grace

    Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.

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      Cone Of Silence - Viola Grace

      Going from victim to hero is an agonizing road, but she learns control and skills on her path to vengeance.

      Maira had just gotten her first job, was getting ready to go to university, and was hoping for a bright future with a good job and a few kids. All of that crashed to a halt on the day her shop came under fire, and she was kidnapped to be tortured for months by a serial killer.

      Getting free of him was her first true accomplishment as a hero, and she nearly had to kill herself to save other lives. She survived, they survived, and she was given accelerated healing, which activated a gift that no one in her family had ever carried before.

      Listening to anyone, anywhere was a skill that got boring quickly. Talking into her target’s limbic system and having it reply to her was far more interesting. The mind couldn’t lie, and she used it to her advantage.

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      Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Cone of Silence

      Copyright © 2019 Viola Grace

      ISBN: 978-1-4874-2615-6

      Cover art by Angela Waters

      All rights reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher.

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      Devine Destinies, an imprint of eXtasy Books Inc

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      Cone of Silence

      Team Eight: Origins Book 3

      By

      Viola Grace

      Chapter One

      Maira wiped the tabletop and then carried the cups and dishes to the kitchen for washing.

      Evin gave her a glance and jerked his chin toward the counter. Drop it. How are things out there?

      Still wild. I never thought it would be this busy.

      He chuckled. You have only been here for two weeks. You haven’t even seen peak season for the coffee shop.

      She chuckled, got an empty container, and went to clean more tables as quickly as she could. There was still a line outside the shop that was twenty people deep, and they wanted a place to sit for their breakfast coffee and pastry.

      Her job was to clear and scour the tables as quickly as she could, and she did her work without hesitation. No matter how nasty the remains of the meals were, she cleaned them off, kept her container neat, and the tables and chairs sparkled when she left.

      It was an endless rotation of dishes in and empty containers out, but eventually, they turned the tide.

      Everything was going well, but there were a few things that were odd about the morning. The outside was exceptionally still. The air was heavy, and it was driving part of the frenzy to get into safe places. There was also a man in the corner of the shop, sipping at his coffee and staring at her.

      The first few times she had noticed him staring at her, she had ignored it, but the direct eye contact with him was disconcerting. He was good looking. Striking even. His hands were elegant but too pale for her taste, and the long, rich green hair cascaded down his back. He didn’t look real.

      Maira went back into the kitchen, and she murmured to Evin. That guy is still watching me. It isn’t right. It feels dangerous.

      Evin frowned. Do you want me to take over?

      Would you? Hope rose in her chest.

      He looked at her and shook his head. No. You have to learn to deal with the creeps.

      She was about to tell him off when the building shook with the force of a nearby explosion.

      She looked at Evin. Where is the nearest shelter?

      Two doors down the street, toward Main.

      Maira nodded, and she ran to the front. Everyone, evacuate to the nearest shelter.

      The locals bolted, and anyone smart followed.

      The creepy guy was still nursing his coffee in the corner.

      Sir, we need to find shelter. We don’t know which marauder has taken to smashing the buildings.

      He smiled slightly and slipped on his gloves. You are concerned about public safety?

      She heard and felt another thud. She glanced over her shoulder and saw a tumbling cloud of dust. Yes. Are you coming?

      He

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