Only the Quiet by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2019-04-02T05:00:00+00:00

OLIVER WAS ALREADY AT HIS COMPUTER station when I entered the gate room an hour later. I was feeling sluggish, fresh coffee and a banana clutched in hand, and I couldn’t muster a smile when he greeted me with an arched eyebrow.

“What?”

“I didn’t say anything.” He shifted in his chair and watched as I sat. “Are you feeling okay? You look a little pale.”

“I had a long night.”

“Braden?”

I wanted to slap the smug smile off his face. “No. Braden dropped me off around nine. Nothing happened. I wish you would let that go.”

“I’ll let it go when you admit you like him.”

“Well, then you’ll be waiting for a long time.”

“I very much doubt that.” His eyes never left my face. “Seriously, are you okay? You look as if you’re about to boot.”

Confused, I glanced at my feet. “Boot what? Do you mean kick someone? I don’t have the energy for that ... at least not yet.”

He chuckled loudly. “That’s not what I was referring to. If you feel the need to kick someone, I would like to point you elsewhere. I simply meant that you look sick to your stomach.”

“Oh, boot. You mean like throw up.”

“I do, although I’m not a fan of talking about it.”

That made two of us. “I don’t think I’m going to throw up, although my stomach is a little iffy. I had the weirdest dream last night, and that’s after all the ghosts lined up on the water to beg me to help them.”

Oliver’s body was stiff as he swiveled and faced me head on. “Excuse me?”

I told him about the previous night, leaving nothing out — except some of the flirting Braden and I had shared, because that was opening a topic I didn’t want to deal with — and when I was finished he was thoughtful.

“Do you think it was really him?”

“In my dreams? No. I think it was me trying to work out all the crap in my head. I don’t get the ghosts. I mean ... they shouldn’t be here. I don’t understand why they are. Why did Lauren drop dead on the aquarium floor without a soul? I mean ... her soul was already gone. I should’ve realized that at the time, but I was in such shock I didn’t think about it.”

“I didn’t think about it either,” Oliver admitted. “It’s not our job to absorb souls, so I can see why we overlooked what should’ve been obvious. Still, ... tell me about Ryan Carroll. What have you learned about him?”

“Not much. He was an enigma. I’m pretty sure he was mentally ill. From what his drunken great-granddaughter told me, he abandoned his family and was paranoid people wanted to kill him. He was terrified of death and wanted to fight it off.”

“Most people in that situation become wraiths.”

“They do, but Carroll was a reaper. He had to know that wasn’t a true life. I’m sure most of the other people who decided to become wraiths to stave off death

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