Fall (Hero Society Book 6) by Jessica Florence

Author:Jessica Florence [Florence, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Selene

Jude showed me the rest of the glorious house with kitchens and a ballroom that used to house beautiful parties every night in its prime. Now anything not used regularly by Jude had a thick layer of dust and cobwebs. I joked it was a miracle he didn’t suffer from a respiratory problem because of the allergens coating the house. He laughed and shook his head.

As we walked, the souls around us stared for a short time before they resumed their celebrations. None of the few we talked to jumped out as a killer to me either, but I needed to see them in their regular lives and not in the high from the show.

The mansion seemed to be lost in time. So much history rested within the walls, so much heartache, and so much sadness. We’d looked out to the vast cemetery from the back section of the wraparound porch and I still couldn’t fathom the number of ghosts there. This place was a hub for souls who could not go on. The majority didn’t wallow in their predicament. Instead, they enjoyed the time they had left on Earth.

The moon shone over the many tombstones and mausoleums in the mansion’s backyard. It was getting late, and I needed to get some sleep before working on my last draft for the paper tomorrow. I turned to Jude, and he guessed my thoughts before I even said them.

“Time to head home?”

“Yeah.” A yawn followed my words, as we began our walk around the porch to where his car was parked.

“Rudy?” Jude took a step ahead of me toward a shimmering ghost sitting on the railing. He looked young and similar to Jude in a way. There was a heaviness on him, which would also explain why he sat out here instead of joining the rest of the joyful souls inside.

“Hey, sup man.” Rudy stopped frowning, clearly putting up a front.

“You doing all right?” Jude asked.

“Yeah, I just thought with the power to touch and all tonight that she would have chosen me. But I’ll be all right. You two lovebirds get out of here and do the horizontal tango, if you know what I mean.” Rudy’s eyebrows waggled at Jude, then he winked at me.

“I’ll be back,” he said in a remarkably well-done Terminator voice and jumped off the railing only to disappear before hitting the ground.

“He’s a joker. Always trying to make people laugh, but I had a feeling he’s been in love with Lucy for a while. Tonight confirms it.” Jude’s hand reached out to the small of my back and lightly nudged me forward, moving us away from where Rudy had made his dramatic exit.

“The girl from earlier?” The image of her hate-filled eyes directed at me made me shiver.

“Yeah, they usually hang out together. He does stunts to make her laugh and she likes it. But as far as I know, they never dated or hooked up. Looks like he wants out of the friend zone.” Jude helped me down the stairs and clicked on the top of his key to unlock the car ahead.

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