One Last Touch by Jade Church

Author:Jade Church [Church, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781916522091
Publisher: Jade Church
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Why didn’t she come back til now, do you think?” I asked Sage and Ms Weathers, anxiously drumming my fingers on my leg as it bounced up and down a little later on when I’d had some time to think.

“I honestly think she didn’t know. Jared, and the Alswells more generally, were powerful allies but also frightening enemies to have. They had money, connections, she probably didn’t want to do anything to tip him off as to where she was, not realising that he was dead.”

“So she took me and ran,” I said quietly, my head felt like it was reeling from trying to process all of the information they had thrown at me. “I went off to university and what, she decides it’s finally safe to check in, only to find her husband and the household murdered by the possible-father of her kid?” I swallowed. God, saying it aloud didn’t help.

“I know it’s a lot,” Sage said quietly and looking at him made me want to cry. The both of them had just been swept up in the drama of my family and paid for it with their lives, for trying to do the right thing. “We can stop here for tonight, talk more about your mother tomorrow—”

“No, no. I’ve come this far. Tell me.”

Sage looked over at Ms Weathers before focusing back on me. “I don’t know what’s different about you, Georgina. Why you can see us. Your mother couldn’t. I wasn’t lying before when I said I didn’t speak to her, I physically couldn’t. Short of tearing up the place and scaring the shit out of her, there was nothing we could do to warn her about Jared.”

“He’s still here like you?”

“Yes, but not like us. He’s a malevolent spirit and that seems to make things harder for him in some ways.”

“Like what?”

“Well, like I told you before. He’s not able to manifest during the day, but once the sun goes down he’s even more powerful than either of us. Every day, he lies in wait, and every night, he hunts us.”

My face must have betrayed my confusion because Sage grimaced, his mouth working but clearly unsure what to say. Ms Weathers stepped in.

“Ghosts are energy, dear. We are not corporeal, though it may look like that to you. We are, as best as I can guess, a manifestation of our souls. The brighter we shine, the more energy we have.”

I looked worriedly between them. “Why is Sage barely glowing compared to you?”

Sage fussed with his glasses, avoiding my eyes until Ms Weathers sighed.

“He’s been leading Jared away from you almost every night.”

I frowned as the tension seemed to rise.

Sage finally looked at me, his mouth pinched like he was eating something sour. “He hunts us for our energy, to make himself stronger. Once we run out…”

“What? What happens?”

Sage looked at Ms Weathers and shrugged. “I assume that’s it. We’re gone. We move on, or we fade out of existence, I’m not sure.”

My alarm rose. “How can we stop it?”

Ms Weathers sighed.

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