Gypsy Cradle: a psychic paranormal thriller (The Gypsy Medium Series Book 2) by Andrea Drew

Author:Andrea Drew [Drew, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-04-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Monday 21st January, 6.17pm

Jake couldn’t shake the creeping along his skin, or the voice in the back of his mind whispering hoarsely that he knew what he was like; Brenton would do something stupid.

He knew that Brenton liked to blab to friends that they’d broken up because of his ‘baggage,’ and he hadn’t bothered correcting them. It would set off Brenton’s inbuilt drama alert and that only led to a scene, usually a nasty one.

He liked Brenton, and they’d comforted each other with companionship and sex for quite a few months. There didn’t seem to be any harm in it—a good time had been had by all and they’d discussed the nature of the relationship up front like the two mature adults they were, or so he thought. He’d later realized that Brenton had oh-so-conveniently blocked that conversation from his memory and flicked on the white noise switch when they’d agreed to take time to determine compatibility before committing to monogamy. It had been an easygoing friendship there for a while, and it had been good for the briefest of periods.

Until the night Jake, left Roberto’s with a friend, without Brenton.

He remembered the night so vividly. They were parked outside his place. The streetlight shone across the dash of the car as, with knees turned to each other, they chatted easily, moving from one subject to the next with ease. Jake enjoyed being around someone so handsome and mature, plus he had a brain. He was almost intellectual, in fact. The smooth conversation flowed and Jake enjoyed the deep timbre voice of Cam, a straight-acting insurance actuary who made a lot of sense. Jake anticipated lounging in the living area with a glass of wine, seeing where the conversation would take them and if it would lead to anything further as both of them felt their way around the heavily veiled conversation, assessing and measuring, wondering if the spark would be enough to carry them any further.

The car behind them lurched forward and a loud crunch put an end to any conversation at all. A figure jumped from the offending car. Jake swung the door open and turned to the source of the smash.

“What the hell?” Jake demanded as he reached the tree at the side of his home. The streetlight caught the offender’s face, revealing a familiar jawline. “Brenton? Are you fucking mental?”

“You’ve got a nerve accusing me, you—you—Judas. How could you betray me like this?”

“Betray you? What are you on?”

“Who the hell is that?” Brenton gestured at Cam. Cameron had his hands in his pockets, and took a step toward Jake.

“I’ll be on my way. I’ll catch a cab.”

“Don’t do that, Cam. I’m so sorry, this is crazy. Let me drive you home.”

“It’s okay, mate, I’m out of here. See you at the club sometime.” He turned away from them both, storming toward the nearest main road.

Jake’s voice gurgled in the back of his throat. “What the fucking hell is wrong with you?”

“You, that’s what. You treat

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