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Pack of Lies<\/em><\/a> (2022) Charlie Adhara<\/a> (Monster Hunt #1)<\/p>\n

\"Pack<\/a><\/p>\n

Not everything had to be about hope and love and trust to be worth doing. Sometimes it was just the desire to not feel so terribly alone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I don\u2019t think anyone could ever see you as inept. Not at anything. You positively ooze…ept.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was something Helena always used to say while playing with the Park great-grandchildren. Here\u2019s where we\u2019ll tie your tail on when hunters cut it off. Here\u2019s where we\u2019ll paste back your ears<\/em>. Honestly, brilliant alpha or not, how she was allowed near kids at all was a mystery, though it did explain a lot about the adults she\u2019d raised.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Eli brought back the same tremulous smile he\u2019d turned on Patrick. \u201cI don\u2019t know what came over me. God, I was terrified.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cSave it,\u201d Julien said bluntly. \u201cUnlike the rest of them, I haven\u2019t underestimated you since I washed up on your shores one night seeking shelter and ended up as a whetstone to sharpen your tongue instead. I just didn\u2019t realize your hands were twice as quick as your mouth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Julien smiled, feeling lighter, hopeful. \u201cYou always do. No offense. A really gorgeous villain, though. One of the slinky sort in great clothes and judgmental eyebrows.\u201d Eli raised one of the eyebrows in question. \u201cExactly like that, yeah.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Eli Smith, Julien Doran, Dr. Mutya Capili, Annabelle Dunlop, Cody Reeves, Professor Patrick West, Gwen Evans, Nia, Brett, Frankie Doran, Cooper Dayton, Oliver Park, Ahmet, Claudia, Jonas, Carter Lourde, Sara Miura, Jun, Ian, Rocky Doran<\/p>\n

Publisher: Carina Press<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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