Shadow Oracle (Scythe Grove Academy Book 3) by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drowlgon Press
Published: 2021-10-22T18:30:00+00:00

Nine

The office manager sets down her phone and flashes her an apologetic smile. "Sorry about that. How can I help you?"

"I'm Mathias Carey, this is Syxe Weston. We're the reapers assigned to the ghost in your bathroom," Mathias says. "He's been quite particular about what his unfinished business is and we were hoping you'd be able to help us."

She sighs and straightens a few things on her desk, including the nameplate. I squint at it, making out the name Jean Reeves.

"I'm not sure what to tell you. Cain was a nightmare for the office. It doesn't surprise me that he's making things difficult in death as well as life."

"Difficult how?" I ask.

"He'd always make suggestive comments towards the female staff, and he'd fly off the handle at even the smallest provocation. He wasn't a nice man to work with," Jean explains.

I resist the urge to groan. No doubt whoever this poor Candice is, she hasn't actually done anything wrong.

"He said that his unfinished business was with someone called Candice," Mathias says. "He wanted her to be fired. Do you know anything about that?"

Jean frowns. "I don't think there's anyone called Candice working here. Not unless they're a recent hire. Let me check." She wiggles her mouse and types something into her computer. "No, there's no Candice here, sorry."

"Could it be an alias of some kind?" Even as the question leaves me, I know it's a pointless one. The chances of someone using a fake name in a boring office job.

"I'm sorry, I don't think so. I can ask around, but I don't think anything is going to come of it."

"Please ask anyway," Mathias responds. "Anything you find out that might be useful for us to help him move on."

"I'll do my best. Do you have a number I can contact you on?" she asks.

"We do." Mathias pulls out a card and hands it to her.

I raise an eyebrow, never having seen it before. Should I have cards of my own made? I push the thought to the side. I'll ask Mathias about it when we have a moment that isn't taken up by annoying ghosts, frustrating cults, and our studies.

"I'll be in touch if I find anything."

Even though she hasn't said the words, it's clear she's dismissing us.

"Thank you for your time," I say, getting to my feet.

Mathias follows and the two of us leave Jean's office together.

"Do you believe her?" I ask.

He nods. "But I doubt we're going to hear from her again. She doesn't care enough to actually ask around."

I sigh. "I feared as much. So what's next?"

"We go back to the bathroom and try to get more information out of Cain."

I groan. "I was worried you'd say that. Do you think Candice might work somewhere else? Maybe she's a barista or something like that?"

"It's worth seeing if he'll tell us," Mathias admits. "But I'm worried he's just trying to give us the runaround."

"What do we do if that's the case?"

Before he can answer, a loud shout of surprise from the direction of the bathroom calls our attention that way.

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