Blackheath Resurrection (The Blackheath Witches Book 2) by Gabriella Lepore

Author:Gabriella Lepore [Lepore, Gabriella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oftomes Publishing
Published: 2016-10-10T23:00:00+00:00

THE GRANDFATHER CLOCK chimed midnight. Joel let the trash bag slip from his hand and glanced to the front door.

Where are you? he called silently.

He hadn’t seen Evan since their confrontation with Kaden earlier that evening. The party was over, and between himself and a few stragglers, they’d almost finished cleaning up the aftermath. Actually, Joel noticed that the stragglers had over-corrected, clearing out some of the mess that had been there even before the party. Of course, he’d kept his mouth shut and let the tidying continue. If someone had to do it, it might as well be Blonde Lauren.

Now the only people that remained seemed to have been cherry-picked by Maggie. Her chosen few were Isla, Blonde Lauren, and Hilary . . . and one other person selected by default.

Kaden.

Kaden’s mere presence in the mansion made Joel’s head spin. Kaden, who only hours earlier had been their sworn enemy, was now strolling from room to room with a wet rag, wiping up spills and commenting on the oil paintings.

Kaden. His mother’s son.

Joel swallowed. My brother.

His gaze returned to the door, and he once more willed Evan to come home.

Where was he? He shouldn’t be out there alone. It was pitch black outside, not to mention the tall rifts of snow and the sub-zero temperatures. Plus, he’d been drinking.

Joel glanced over his shoulder to where Alleged Third-or-Fourth Cousin Opal lounged on the sofa in the former Party Room, huskily regaling Maggie with tales from her wild youth. Maggie engaged politely and occasionally held out a plastic cup to catch the ash from Opal’s cigar.

“Opal,” Joel called as he ventured into the room. “Could you give us some privacy please?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah. Sure, kid.” She grinned and tapped the side of her nose with a sausage-like finger. “You don’t have to tell me twice.”

“Oh, really?” Joel raised an eyebrow. “Because that’s pretty much the only thing I ever say to you.”

She gave a raspy chuckle and hauled herself to her feet. “You kids,” she muttered happily as she plodded out into the hallway towards the kitchen.

Now, alone in the forsaken drawing room, Joel watched the moonlight as it streamed through the lead-framed windows and danced on Maggie’s sandy coloured hair.

He stepped closer to her. “Evan hasn’t come home.”

“Oh.” She frowned. “Where do you think he went?”

“I don’t know.” Joel bit his lower lip. “But I have to go look for him.”

“Oh.” Maggie’s eyes clouded with concern. “Okay.” She paused. “Where will you go?”

“Out,” he said vaguely, looking at the dark night beyond the window. “Somewhere. He wouldn’t have gone far. I know it.”

Maggie nodded her head. “Be careful,” she said quietly.

“I will. And I guess I should tell Kaden to leave, huh?” He found himself trying to gage her reaction.

“Maybe,” she answered softly.

Their eyes met. Joel wasn’t sure what she was trying to convey to him, or even what he was trying to convey to her. What he felt most was uncertainty. Part of him wanted Kaden to leave—to keep away from his family and Maggie.

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