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    Unintended Consequences
    Unintended Consequences
    Unintended Consequences
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    Unintended Consequences

    By Blaze Ward

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    Carl loves his wife, even if he only sees her occasionally because they both live in the shadows. When she comes to town, and has a job for him,  it feels like a setup.

    Would his own wife burn him and Deke? Worse, if she has been turned by somebody, can he and his partner escape?

    And how do they get even with whoever is manipulating them all from the shadows?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKnotted Road Press
    Release dateSep 10, 2018
    ISBN9781386535157
    Unintended Consequences
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    Blaze Ward

    Blaze Ward writes science fiction in the Alexandria Station universe (Jessica Keller, The Science Officer,  The Story Road, etc.) as well as several other science fiction universes, such as Star Dragon, the Dominion, and more. He also writes odd bits of high fantasy with swords and orcs. In addition, he is the Editor and Publisher of Boundary Shock Quarterly Magazine. You can find out more at his website www.blazeward.com, as well as Facebook, Goodreads, and other places. Blaze's works are available as ebooks, paper, and audio, and can be found at a variety of online vendors. His newsletter comes out regularly, and you can also follow his blog on his website. He really enjoys interacting with fans, and looks forward to any and all questions—even ones about his books!

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      Unintended Consequences - Blaze Ward

      Unintended Consequences

      Unintended Consequences

      A Carl & Deke Story

      Blaze Ward

      Knotted Road Press

      Contents

      Unintended Consequences

      About the Author

      Also by Blaze Ward

      About Knotted Road Press

      Unintended Consequences

      The hotel room smelled like sex. It had been so long since he had seen his wife that Carl had almost forgotten what she smelled like.

      The room was warm, musky, and sweaty, but with a sickly-sweet taste underneath. The sweetness kind of reminded Carl of the bottles of antifreeze his dad kept around for the antique 2004 Mercedes the old man refused to sell or upgrade to automated systems. Completely illegal to drive on most roads, these days, but Pop would never part with his baby. Planned to be buried in it. Carl figured that other smell must be the industrial disinfectant the hotel staff used to keep the place safe from all the viruses running loose in the modern world. He preferred electronic sorts of plagues, but wasn’t going to argue today.

      His wife came through Seattle so infrequently that any chance to see her was something he leapt at. Even if it was a run-down hotel in one of the seedier parts of the Sodo neighborhood of Seattle, with barely two hours’ warning that she was even in town. Fortunately, he and Deke weren’t up to anything criminal right now, so taking the night off didn’t ruin any operational plans.

      Carl rolled from his back to his side as his heart rate finally slowed down to something he thought might be survivable. She had been almost frantic in her love-making, like she hadn’t seen him in years, instead of months, or maybe thought she might never see him again.

      He considered pulling up a sheet or something, but it was warm enough in here. And there was just enough light sneaking through the crappy curtains to just lay there and study her form.

      Tall and luscious. Tanned with no lines visible. Chest large but still firm. The woman was a maniac about staying in shape, frequently working out in a t-shirt that simply said more pushups = better boobs.

      Carl had to agree. They were fantastic. And distracting. Alma knew that. Used it to her advantage every way she could. Carl didn’t mind being on the receiving end.

      After all, as one of her husbands, he could never be compelled to testify against her in an American court.

      What evil thoughts are racing through your head, youngster? she purred, stretching and twisting in ways that made Carl’s brain turn to white noise for a second.

      Youngster was an inside joke. Alma was exactly eight days older than Carl, both of them less than a year from turning forty.

      Her hair was blonde. Probably reinforced now, since he had met her mother a few times and seen the astonishingly-beautiful, gray-haired woman that Alma would turn into in another decade. The eyes were

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