LeRoux Manor by Liz Butcher

Author:Liz Butcher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liz Butcher
Published: 2020-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

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ACHLAN LED THEM back to the staircase, and Camille was more than happy to let him take the lead. Another deafening roar of thunder rattled the walls, and without thinking, she stopped and gripped his arm tightly. He looked down at her, then gently removed her hand. Camille felt herself flush with embarrassment just before Lachlan slid his fingers between hers and led them down the stairs. She grabbed his arm with her other hand, partly for support and partly because she just liked touching him.

They took it slower than she would have liked, but Camille had underestimated how much it would hurt to walk down the stairs. When they reached the sitting room, she reluctantly released Lachlan’s hand. Her parents sat together on the long lounge under the warm glow of the free-standing Tiffany lamp beside them. Her mother’s head rested in her father’s lap; her face hidden from view behind the book she was reading. Her father had his headphones in to watch something on his tablet. He smiled at whatever it was, then looked up and saw them standing there. The smile slowly slipped away, and he pulled his headphones out of his ears. “What is it, Camille?”

Allysha lowered her book, and upon seeing her daughter’s expression, she quickly sat up. “Camille? Lachlan? Is everything okay?”

Camille glanced at Lachlan, who also seemed to notice the immaculate state of the room, but he said nothing. “Wow, this room must be built like a bunker I can’t even hear the thunder in here.” she said, half to Lachlan and half to her parents.

“What are you talking about, honey?” Allysha swung her legs off the couch to sit fully upright beside her husband.

“The storm. Actually, it felt more like an earthquake. Or both. Just now. My whole room was shaking. It broke my lamp, and I hurt my...” Camille glanced down at her arm. There were no cuts. She pulled her shirt out away from her body to find it clean, and the leg that had filled her with such pain only moments before was now glass-free. She looked up at Lachlan and found his mouth agape and his eyes as wide as hers.

Her parents exchanged a glance before turning back to them. “I think if there’d been an earthquake,” her father said, “we would know about it, sweetheart. I’d say it’s more likely the house is just a little unsteady in the storm. That thunder’s right overhead. Sure, the manor’s big, but it’s still going to shake a little.”

Lachlan stepped forward as if to say something in Camille’s defence, but she grabbed his arm and gave it a little tug. “You’re probably right. I guess this place still creeps me out a bit.”

“That’s understandable.” Allysha stood from the couch. “It’ll take more than a week or two to get used to, I’m sure. I think it’s a good time for a cup of tea. Would you like me to bring you guys up anything?”

“Uh, no thanks, Mum. I thought we’d just grab some torches or something, though, if that’s okay.

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