02 Ghouls Night Out - Larue Donavan by Rose Pressey

Author:Rose Pressey
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: paranormal romance romance urban fantasy fantasy paranormal rose pressey
Publisher: Rose Pressey
Published: 2012-03-24T05:46:17+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

As I stood on the little pathway that led up to my porch, I stared at the house. That strange feeling had grown stronger. Was it the dark shadow? Or maybe the person who’d broken into Book Nook had found my house, too? All the rooms in the house were covered in darkness. I wondered if I should really go in there alone. Sure, I had ghosts with me, but they were ghosts. What could they do? Scare the intruders, I guess, but that was about it. I inched my way toward the house. It was quiet, no noise other than a few crickets. I stepped onto the porch, pausing before finally opening the door. I eased my purse onto the floor and put my cell phone and car keys on the table next to the door.

After fumbling for the lamp, I flipped on the switch, illuminating the area around the table with the dim glow. There wasn’t enough light to see anything else. If something was going to jump out at me, I wanted to see it coming, but if someone was outside watching me, I didn't want to give them light to see me. When I looked to my right, something seemed amiss. I scanned the area.

When would the strange feeling go away? The living room seemed off. As soon as that vibe hit me, I noticed several books had fallen over on the shelf. Walking into the room, I reached up and stacked them back into their correct positions. When I turned around, my gaze immediately went to the floor. A footprint was on the hardwood floor. Then I spotted more prints…dirty footprints trailing across my floor. Some were partial prints, and others the full footprint. Running back to the front door, I looked down at the floor, but nothing was there. Where had the prints come from, and was the person still in my house?

“Wow. This house gives me the heebie-jeebies,” Mae said.

I flicked her a look of exasperation, opened my mouth to speak, but closed it before saying anything. I didn't know what to say. Whatever I might have said, it would have sounded panicked, so I said nothing. I needed to hold on to an ounce of professionalism in front of them.

“We need to be quiet. Wait. I need to be quiet. The person can’t hear you. Why am I talking out loud still?” I asked, looking at the three of them.

“This is not good.” Seth leaned against the table and shook his head.

“No, it's not. I'm going back to the car and calling the police.” I grabbed the doorknob.

“Do you think it's safe to stay outside in the car? Whoever did this may be outside waiting for you.”

“Well, whoever did it may still be in the house, too,” I whispered. Of course, if they were still in the house, by now they surely thought I was crazy for talking to myself.

Maybe having the person think I was nuts wasn’t a bad thing, then maybe they would leave me alone.

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