(snow) And it's DONE!!!

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starting line:
“She has to know I’m planning something,” Nikki pointed out. “As a former StarChild, she knows what the Horsemen are and aren’t capable of. And I all but told her point-blank that you were the only Lord around here I don’t suspect at this point.” She grimaced. “I’m sure I’m not on her nice list at this point, but oh well. I’m not really here to make friends.”

ending line:
THE END (yeah, I know, I'm mean. Deal with it)

darling:
“I’ve danced with darkness before,” he murmured against her lips as they both came up for air. “And tonight, the ride is worth the danger.” He drew back briefly, and Nikki saw Power and lust shining in his hazel eyes before he kissed her again. No gentle touch this time: his lips were commanding, demanding, and she only hesitated briefly before surrendering.

and

Heads turned at the sound of her bootheels on the marble floor, and Nikki let their shocked whispers slide off her. She’d gone to full Horseman mode: all black, from her high boots to the Shadows that clung to her shoulders, a living cloak of magic. The black silk of her shirt echoed the storm clouds in her dark blue eyes, and she stuck her hands in the back pockets of her jeans as she surveyed them, contempt written in every line of her body.

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I think I came out at about 20k for this draft. I'll let y'all know when I get both pieces together. (sigh) But it's done! And tomorrow night, after I get home from dying class, it will be going to the editor!

(In courier 12. Really.)