Beyond the Divide (Fractured Legacy Book 2) by Skye Callahan

Author:Skye Callahan [Callahan, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ghost, haunted, paranormal investigation
Published: 2014-10-23T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Jonah sat in the conference room, facing the five-member committee that had been brought together for his review. After less than three weeks in charge, it had to be a record.

He drummed his fingers silently against his thigh, beginning to wish that the doctor had completely written him off for another week. His last round of medication still weighed down his system, making the barrage of questions feel like trying to understand a noisy crowd at a hockey game. He tried to concentrate on the person speaking, but he wanted to be stretched out on the couch, drowning out the silence with some random documentary on the History Channel. Something that didn’t require him to think—better yet, something that didn’t require him to sit in an old office chair.

Apparently, no one on his review committee ever had multiple broken ribs. Or, if they had, someone had forced them to endure some similar torture, which they intended to now take out on Jonah.

Rodger Clayton of the Toronto, Ontario office had been chosen to lead the committee that also included his former boss from Boston, Hope Fuller, as well as Kameron Valence of Aberdeen, Scotland; David Gosling from Cardiff, Wales; and Kinsey Laseki from Darwin, Australia. Thus far, most of the committee members had remained silent, except for Clayton, who’d been leading the meeting and a few snide comments from Valence. Jonah wasn’t familiar with all of them, but he seemed to recall a connection between Valence and Randolph Emmerson—the Council member who had intervened on Kaylyn’s case and forced her suspension.

The door to the conference room creaked open, and Jonah glared down the long conference table. Leon peeked in—a brief look of sympathy darkened his face before he addressed the head of the committee. “Kaylyn and Cole Anderson are here.”

Jonah flattened his palm against his thigh. The review was about to get very interesting—and possibly very bad. He hadn’t seen Kaylyn since his alarm went off that morning, and she’d taken off like a baby rabbit who’d been scared out of its nest. One more decision that could potentially bite him in the ass, but something about her triggered his protective instinct.

And, it was all exacerbated by the simple fact that most of the time she fought his protection.

“Send them both in,” Clayton said, rising from his seat and directing the girls to take the seats on the far end of the table next to Jonah. “And Leon, as you’re acting as head of the office for the interim—”

No, Jonah cursed silently. If they were asking Leon to stay, it meant they could be considering something more long term.

“—we’d appreciate for you to sit in on the discussion.”

Discussion, my ass, Jonah thought, barely managing to keep his lips from curling into a scowl.

Leon looked at him first for confirmation before moving from the doorway, and Jonah nodded. After the girls took their seats, Leon took the final empty seat at his left side.

Returning to his seat, Clayton continued, “Jonah has

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