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Patricia Reding
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I admit that I do not like stories that end with cliffhangers. I want a story to have an "ending" even if it is part of a series with an overarching storyline that continues. That said, I love to read scenes that make me jump to the next page because I can't wait to see what happens next. Here, Broden has armed himself with a weapon that, if in the hands of the wrong person, could prove disastrous. So as a reader, I would love to come up to this line and then rush to continue. What do you think? Do you like cliffhanging stories? Do you like scenes that end in a manner that makes you want to continue on? Do tell!
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A voice sounded out from the roof of Mara and Dixon’s cabin. “Varm and Yokel are dead.”
Kader stared at Broden, his eyes hard, merciless. “Whatta the others?” he called out.
“All ’counted fer,” came a voice from out of the dark.
“Ya been through every buildin’?”
“Every one of ’em. ’Ere’s no sign of any twins.”
Kader’s eyes never left Broden. “So, ya tol’ the truth. ’Bout the twins anyway.”
“Let her go. Take me.”
“Put yer ’ands up where we can see ’em.”
Broden did as bidden.
Kader tilted his head, as he eyed a weapon hanging from the young man’s side. “Adish, come dow’ an’ check out—Broden ’ere—fer more weapons. An’ bring me ’is sword.”
“Sword!” Lucy whispered, glancing at Broden’s side. That’s when she saw it—the weapon she’d cleaned earlier, the weapon that had been sitting on the table just inside the cabin where she’d stood moments ago, the weapon she’d left out, intending to return it to its hiding place first thing in the morning.
Oh, great Ehyeh, he’s got the great sword.
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