Knight's Curse by Karen Duvall

Author:Karen Duvall [Duvall, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9780373803408
Publisher: Luna
Published: 2011-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

Aydin stripped out of his jean jacket and handed it to Gavin, who folded it over his arm. The front of Aydin’s T-shirt said I’m Gonna Survive. Even if It Kills Me.

I stood beside the tapestry that covered the vault of Saint Geraldine’s tomb. When Aydin unbuckled his belt, I turned away to face the woven piece of art and studied an intricately stitched rose garden made of flowering vines that climbed an arched arbor. It smelled musty.

I heard the slide of fabric along skin, then the clink of Aydin’s belt buckle hitting the linoleum floor. Knowing there was a naked man behind me made my skin warm. And this wasn’t just any man; it was Aydin. I felt my blush deepen.

In a few minutes, Aydin and I would be standing in front of a mummified head, having a conversation with a dead woman who wasn’t really dead. Though I’d be the only one talking since Aydin couldn’t speak while invisible. For all I knew, he’d be seeing Geraldine for the first time since their clandestine meetings in the midwife’s home more than nine centuries ago.

“I’d like to take candles in with me,” I told Gavin without turning around. I needed him to leave me alone with Aydin before he ghosted out and could no longer talk.

“You don’t need light to see her, Chalice,” Gavin said, sounding annoyed.

“I know, but maybe she does.” I’d made that point the last time we were here. “If she can’t see me, she may not talk to me.”

Still facing the tapestry, I heard Gavin’s theatrical sigh at my back. “I have some black ritual candles in the car. I’ll be right back.” His footsteps tapped down the long hallway and trailed into silence.

“Aydin?” I was afraid of turning around to find him standing nude in front of me. Not that I didn’t appreciate the male body, especially Aydin’s, but I feared seeing him would light an erotic spark we might not be able to put out this time.

When he didn’t answer, I did turn around. No one there. He’d obviously ghosted out so I removed my contacts to see him. Though it was night and the lights were dim, they were still bright enough to make me blink and squint, so I covered my naked eyes with my hands. I peeked through my fingers and sure enough, Aydin’s hazy, translucent form wavered in front of me. He drifted toward the door.

“Wait!” But it was too late. He passed through the vault door and into the tomb behind it. I slipped out my earplugs and pressed the side of my head against the tapestry. Though soundproof, the door wasn’t thick enough to prevent my ultrasonic ears from hearing. There were whispers. A man’s voice. A few seconds later came the female response.

“Holy shit,” I said to no one as I realized this wasn’t the first time Aydin had paid his lady friend a visit.

The sound of approaching footsteps made me push away from the door and bank off the wall like a ball in a pinball machine.

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