Magic, New Mexico: Made for Her (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Lea Kirk

Author:Lea Kirk [Kirk, Lea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-09-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Donnie swallowed. And now it was time for the truth. She looked down at her hands, her fingers curled around the tissue so tight her knuckles were white.

“Donnie?”

That was the tone of someone looking for answers. Someone who was concerned enough to ask how she’d ended up in this crazy mess. Something soft bumped against her leg. She stared at the southwestern pattern of the throw pillow Mikhail had pushed toward her.

“Some people feel more secure talking if they hold something.” Mikhail’s voice was gentle as he faced her, giving her his full attention.

That misty sheen was back, blurring her vision, but she blinked it away. She didn’t deserve his kindness or understanding, yet she was grateful. “Thanks.”

She clutched the square throw pillow to her middle. He was right, of course. She did feel a little more comfortable, safe. She swallowed against the lump in her throat. So much had happened so fast that it was all a jumble in her mind. Where to even begin? Meeting Ash would be as good a place as any. She inhaled a deep breath, then blew it out again.

“About a year ago, I applied for and got a job as the personal assistant to an international antiquities dealer. It was a fun job, and I traveled a lot.” Best job she’d ever had, really. She’d learned so much about the antiquities world, and had discovered a deep appreciation for history.

“My boss was, of course, Ash Merrick.” She glanced at Mikhail and he gave her an encouraging nod. “I guess you could call our relationship professionally impersonal. He never got chummy with people, although he would go out of his way for his regular clients. He kept antiques all over his office, but the dagger was always in a display case behind his desk. It was a stunning piece of work, an antique multiple times over, and I couldn’t help but admire it every time I was in his office.

“A few months later, I was working overtime one weekend. I kept feeling these strange urges, getting flashes of images that definitely did not come from my brain.” A half-laugh slipped out. “I thought I was going crazy. It took me a while to figure out I wasn’t. That somehow the dagger was trying to communicate with me. From the first time I saw it, I got the sense that something was wrong, but never knew exactly what.

“Then, one evening six months later, I was working late, trying to locate a piece for one of his clients, and he came back to the office.” Staggering, but she hadn’t smelled alcohol. “He looked…old. Older. He went straight into his office and closed the door. I thought that was strange, but none of my business. If he needed my help, he’d buzz me. So I stayed focused on my internet research.”

From this point on things got weird. She drew her brows together. It was important to focus and keep the order of events straight. “I had a vision of Mr.

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