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    Passing Through the Portal
    Passing Through the Portal
    Passing Through the Portal
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    Passing Through the Portal

    By Kelly Hashway

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    Avery Weblow never thought he was anything special. So when he's approached by a strange figure who claims to be from a different world and needs Avery's help, Avery doesn't know what to believe.

    He can't deny the magic this stranger possesses, especially when he creates a portal in Avery's bedroom. But the world of Stellaris is in worse shape than Avery could have ever guessed.

    Avery's life is danger every second he's in Stellaris, but leaving could unleash monsters on Avery's world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKelly Hashway
    Release dateSep 22, 2017
    ISBN9781370135707
    Passing Through the Portal
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    Kelly Hashway

    Kelly Hashway fully admits to being one of the most accident-prone people on the planet, but luckily she gets to write about female sleuths who are much more coordinated than she is. Maybe it was growing up watching Murder, She Wrote that instilled a love of mystery, but she spends her days writing cozy mysteries. Kelly’s also a sucker for first love, which is why she writes romance under the pen name Ashelyn Drake. When she’s not writing, Kelly works as an editor and also as Mom, which she believes is a job title that deserves to be capitalized.

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      Passing Through the Portal - Kelly Hashway

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      Ella and I exited the movie theater to sounds of a fight in the parking lot. Some twenty-year-old guy had a boy probably no older than fourteen pinned up against a black Ford F250. He was holding the kid by his shirt collar and yelling about money he owed him, for what was anyone’s guess. A few others were pretending not to see what was going on. Why some people didn’t feel compelled to help others in need baffled me. I mean, the kid was no match for this guy. If someone didn’t do something soon, he was going to be in serious trouble.

      Ella’s gaze immediately went to mine. She knew me well. I dipped my head to one side and raised a shoulder in a partial shrug. I couldn’t exactly let a kid get beat up.

      Hey! I yelled to the twenty-year-old as I walked closer to the scene.

      A few people hurried to their cars, not wanting to witness the altercation that was about to take place.

      Let him go. I advanced on the guy, and he released his hold on the kid as he turned to face me.

      Get out of here. Go! Ella told the boy.

      He didn’t need to hear more. He ran around to the back of the theater and out of sight.

      Who the hell do you think you are? the guy asked me, spitting on the pavement to his right. I supposed it was meant to intimidate me, but seriously, it was just saliva. The guy didn’t look like he was from around here. I would’ve known him if he was. He must be from out of town. He had a few days’ worth of scruff on his chin and a bunch of red pimples on his cheeks and forehead.

      Well, I’m not someone who feels more like a man by beating on little kids. That’s for sure. I wasn’t usually the one with the witty comebacks—that was Ella’s department—but hanging out with her definitely had its effect on me at times.

      Ella looped her arm through mine. Come on, Avery. This guy isn’t worth it. She tugged my arm, turning me away from the guy. He’s also got at least four years on you, so don’t push your luck, she added in a voice barely above a whisper.

      While she wasn’t wrong, I couldn’t help feeling a little wounded that she didn’t believe I could take him. Not that I was the fighting type. Sure, I’d been in fights before, but they were never instigated by me. I was always defending someone—like that kid just now.

      Yeah, you better get out of here before I kick your ass! the guy yelled after me.

      Ella stopped.

      Don’t even think about it, I told her, feeling more like myself. I didn’t want a fight.

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