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  “An extremely good thing. I don’t like most people,” Thorne poured both of them a drink.

  “Yeah, I’ve noticed that about you.”

  They tapped each other’s glass in a silent toast and sipped their scotch.

  “This is good hooch,” Kane said, savoring the scotch. “I’m beginning to think that you might actually have some taste, Thorne.”

  Thorne smiled gently at Kane.

  “White moves first, Emma.”

  Kane made her opening move with a pawn. Thorne countered her immediately. Kane made another quick move and Thorne again countered quickly. Emma Kane smiled at Jacob Thorne.

  “I can see that this is going to be really interesting,” Kane said.

  “You have no idea.”

  Todd Travis’s interests include conspiracy theories, the poetry of Michael O’Donoghue and pop music and movies of the 80s. He is single and moves around a lot. His current whereabouts are at this time unknown. He dislikes cable news, views cell phones with suspicion and don’t even get him started on email. He also believes poker is not a sport and therefore should never be allowed on ESPN.

  Creatures of Appetite is his first novel. More are on the way. There is a Facebook fan page started by one of his very few friends. Check there for updates or messages.

  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Todd-Travis/579077692121966

  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright

  About Creatures of Appetite

  Dedication

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Chapter Twenty-Five

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

  Chapter Twenty-Eight

  Chapter Twenty-Nine

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-One

  Chapter Thirty-Two

  Chapter Thirty-Three

  Chapter Thirty-Four

  Chapter Thirty-Five

  Chapter Thirty-Six

  Chapter Thirty-Seven

  Chapter Thirty-Eight

  Chapter Thirty-Nine

  Chapter Forty

  Chapter Forty-One

  Chapter Forty-Two

  Chapter Forty-Three

  Chapter Forty-Four

  Chapter Forty-Five

  Chapter Forty-Six

  Chapter Forty-Seven

  Chapter Forty-Eight

  Chapter Forty-Nine

  Chapter Fifty

  Chapter Fifty-One

  Chapter Fifty-Two

  Chapter Fifty-Three

  Chapter Fifty-Four

  Chapter Fifty-Five

  Chapter Fifty-Six

  Chapter Fifty-Seven

  Chapter Fifty-Eight

  About the Author

  Back Cover