Ghost Town Boogie (Seawolf Beach Book 1) by Linda Winstead Jones

Author:Linda Winstead Jones [Jones, Linda Winstead]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sorin Rising LLC
Published: 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

Colt didn’t run as he made his way toward the Miller house, but he did step a bit quicker than was necessary. Nicole, the woman she’d been and her confused and angry ghost, stayed on his mind. The idea of Anna out alone on a night when there was a cold-blooded murderer on the loose was more than he could stand.

He should’ve ignored her text or turned down her offer of company. There were plenty of reasons to steer clear of her, and they’d been in his every thought the past few days, especially this afternoon after she’d kissed him. He’d done his best to not kiss her back, but for one really great moment he’d failed. Anna was not for him. He knew that.

She didn’t know Jack was dead, and he couldn’t tell her.

She didn’t know he saw ghosts, and he couldn’t tell her.

That meant he couldn’t – wouldn’t – share the news that he’d be steering clear of Treasures Past as long as Nicole’s ghost was hanging around, taking off her blouse and tossing it at him again and again while she complained about the unfairness of being murdered. He’d take another route when he walked to work. Maybe he’d drive his truck more often and take the long way around. The secret of the inquiry into the duck picture would remain with him, shared with no one unless he could find a logical way to bring it up.

Secrets were the death of a relationship, no matter the reason for the lies.

So why hadn’t he ignored Anna’s message? Tomorrow he could’ve told her he’d been sound asleep and hadn’t heard the text come in. He’d wanted to see her, needed it the way he hadn’t needed anything or anyone for a long time. But still… all those secrets…

He was overthinking this. There didn’t have to be an actual relationship. One night, maybe two. If things went well they might even be together for a week or so, or as long as Anna stayed in Seawolf Beach. When she was gone she’d be gone for good, with no reason to return. He needed to stop thinking about old relationships that had fallen apart when he’d shared too much and focus on the here and now.

How many years had it been since he’d been foolish enough to share his secrets? Five years, maybe seven. He couldn’t remember, not precisely. He did remember how fucking painful it had been.

Anna was temporary. He didn’t have to tell her everything. Hell, he didn’t have to share anything. That didn’t mean they couldn’t enjoy one another’s company for a while.

She sat casually on the porch steps of the Miller house, the house she’d lived in for her entire childhood, relaxed on an evening that had been anything but relaxing. About the same time he saw her, she noticed him and stood. By the light of the moon, the porch lamp, and a streetlight a couple of houses down, she was beautiful. A grown woman, not the girl he so often remembered.

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