A hundred yards away, Mike Newton was lowering Bella's limp body to the sidewalk. She slumped unresponsively against the wet concrete, her skin chalky as a corpse. I almost took the door off the car.
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- Author's profession: Author, Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: December 24, 1973
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