The Manhattan Hunt Club (36 page)

“Mom?” she heard Laurie calling from the kitchen. “Is there any more maple syrup?”

Sitting up and untangling herself from the sheets—and the turmoil of her own emotions as well—Caroline shooed her son out of the room. “Go tell your sister to look on the second shelf in the pantry. There should be one more bottle. And you’re not going to be late for baseball practice. I promise.”

As Ryan skittered out of the room, already yelling to his sister, Caroline got out of bed, opened the blinds, and looked out at the day. As the smell of Laurie’s waffles filled her nostrils and the brilliant light of a spring Saturday flooded the room, Caroline shook off the vestiges of last nights dream.

“We’re going to be all right,” she told herself.

She only wished she felt as certain as the words sounded.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

This book contains an excerpt from the forthcoming hardcover edition of
Midnight Voices
by John Saul. This excerpt has been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of the forthcoming edition.

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Midnight Voices
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