Gone Ghost (Xoe Meyers Young Adult FantasyHorror Series Book 6) by Sara C Roethle

Author:Sara C Roethle [Roethle, Sara C]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: teen vampires and werewolves, ghosts, paranormal fantasy, young adult series, witches and wizards
Publisher: Vulture's Eye Publications
Published: 2015-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

I walked back into the house to escape the cold. The painkillers they'd given me in the hospital were quickly wearing off, and my wounds, though partially healed, were beginning to ache even without movement.

Everyone was waiting for me, eating the snacks my mom had laid out. With Lucy's help, I returned to my place on the couch, feeling almost too exhausted to keep my eyes open. I glanced at the snacks, knowing I should eat, but not wanting to lean forward enough to fix myself a plate.

Sensing my discomfort, Lucy scooted to the edge of her seat and piled a paper plate with cheese, crackers, veggies, and ranch dip, then handed it to me. I took it gratefully and began munching away, waiting for someone to break the silence. Though I was exhausted, I would have really liked to get either Chase or Jason alone to ask about their seeming secret conspiracy regarding me. Maybe I was just being paranoid, but I sensed something amiss.

“I can't believe they tortured her,” Lucy blurted out, breaking the morose silence. “What would they have had to gain?”

“Information,” I answered, knowing she was referring to Nix.

I gave Chase a side-long glance. I hadn't discussed the folder of information that he'd found on my dad's doorstep with anyone else. My dad had been researching something long before he knew his life was in danger, and I had a feeling that Nix knew a little something about that.

Chase raised an eyebrow at me. “You have no intention of letting Nix go free in the underground, do you?”

Lucy looked back and forth between the two of us. “What information?”

I bit my lip, having an unexplainable instinct to conceal that news. “Nix knows something that my grandmother wanted to know, and my dad was looking for information before he died. That's reason enough for me to want to find out what's inside of Nix's head.”

Allison raised an eyebrow and looked down at my bandaged arm. “Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing she isn't exactly the chatty type.”

I put a piece of cheese on a cracker and bit down, deep in thought as I chewed. “She actually said quite a bit,” I said finally, then frowned, “before she tried to slice me open. She might sing a different tune once we get her back underground.”

“Are you sure this thing with Sam is going to work?” Lucy pressed. “It seems like you're putting an awful lot of faith in him.”

“That's even if we can summon him to begin with,” Chase added.

“I thought you were on my side,” I pouted, turning my gaze back to him.

Chase sighed. “I am. I just don't like the idea of the witches drawing from you to do it. For all we know, Cynthia blames you for everything that happened and is plotting some horrible revenge.”

“That wouldn't help her with Nix,” I argued. “She needs me.”

“That's not to say that the spell won't have some adverse effect later on. She only needs you until you get rid of her demon problem,” he countered.

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