Ever After by Odessa Gillespie Black

Author:Odessa Gillespie Black [Black, Odessa Gillespie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Paranormal, Historical Romance
ISBN: 9781616506018
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Published: 2015-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

Annabeth Amber Rollins

Daughter, Sister, and the

Betrothed of Colby Kinsley

1862-1879

Beside it sat a twin headstone.

Colby Kindall Kinsley

May Death bring you Peace

1860-1879

When my knees worked again, my chest boiled with rage, with betrayal. I stood.

He’d lied straight to my face.

Kinsley was his last name, and his first name wasn’t too far off from the guy Annabeth had been betrothed to. And he died in the same year.

The Kinsley guy from the past would have to be one of his ancestors. And of course that made sense.

The older sister probably had a thing for Cole’s ancestor and the younger sister had probably been about to marry him. According to the documents, she’d never had the chance. And according to lore, there had been a struggle and they had both fallen to their deaths.

I would have bet my life that the ghost had killed her younger sister to prevent the marriage from happening.

Now that Cole, the Kinsley ancestor, was back here, the ghost thought he was the original. The younger daughter probably had a stupid crescent roll or crescent moon birthmark, so they had used me as a pawn in this whole ridiculous game.

This was far worse than any college sorority prank anyone could have played on me. My life hung in the balance, and no one had asked me my opinion before they dragged me in.

I wouldn’t tell them what I suspected, but it only made sense. I would act ignorant and hope to catch them in more private moments, more moments when they would reveal what the moon’s phase had to do with the situation.

Maybe it was the anniversary of the deaths of the two women.

Maybe the ghost would go dormant and then Cole could carry on with his lonely life.

He’d never really cared about me. It was all a bunch of lies.

I was a way to get the ghost off his back.

Well, I was done.

Liars did not sit well with me.

And I about had it with Shelby and Kaitlyn. They were probably Team-Cole now. Well, they could be in cahoots together.

I would go this alone.

If I called Mama, the story would sound so farfetched it would sound like the ravings of a madwoman. Besides, I didn’t want to break her heart in about a week when I came back home with nothing because I’d given this whole place and the money to some charitable organization.

She needed it just as much as anyone.

Stomping back to the house more determined than ever, I shut myself in my room to think.

Mama was my motivation. Staying this thing out for her would be worth it. I would keep enough money to get her out of the life she was forced to live, and the rest I’d give away.

After I fired Cole Kinsley.

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