Authors: Joseph Delaney
Spook's Destiny (29 page)
THE SPOOK’S SECRET
THE SPOOK’S BATTLE
THE SPOOK’S MISTAKE
THE SPOOK’S SACRIFICE
THE SPOOK’S NIGHTMARE
THE SPOOK’S DESTINY
ALSO AVAILABLE
WITCHES
COMING SOONSPOOK’S:I AM GRIMALKIN
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‘I am Grimalkin, and I have already chosen those I will kill’
Grimalkin has made it her lifetime’s ambition to destroy the Fiend, avenging the brutal murder of her son.
Having grudgingly joined forces with the Spook and his apprentice, Tom, and assisted them in the binding of the Fiend she is now on the run.
And her mission is deadly.
In order to keep the Fiend’s spirit bound for ever she must keep his decapitated head in her possession.
No matter who – or what – comes after it …
‘Each day say to yourself that you are the best, the strongest and the most deadly
.
Eventually you will start to believe it.
Finally, it will come true
.
It came true for me
.
I am Grimalkin.’
Once I reached the centre of the wood, I swung the heavy leather sack from my shoulder and placed it on the ground before me. Then I knelt and undid the cord that sealed it, to be met by the rank stink of what lay within. I grimaced and drew forth what it contained, holding it before my face by its hair which was greasy and matted with dirt.
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