Shattered by Melissa Lummis

Author:Melissa Lummis [Lummis, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peacepipe Productions, LLC
Published: 2019-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Loti woke to an insistent buzzing. She floundered in the dark for the source: her cell phone. She put it on silent mode when she connected it to the charger before passing out that morning. With bleary eyes, she squinted at the bright display. Her eyes and brain couldn’t register the name or number, only the picture of Rachel smashing her face against glass, as if she were trapped inside the cell phone. Ha ha. Rachel, you’re so funny.

“Hello,” she groaned into the phone.

“Loti? Oh, thank the Goddess. I’ve been sending you texts all morning.” Rachel’s shaky tone woke Loti right up.

“What’s wrong?” She sat up rubbing her eyes.

“It’s Nan, and Theresa.” Rachel sounded like she was on the verge of tears. “The AWA started another investigation and it’s because of Theresa and Nan isn’t well, I don’t think-”

“Rachel, slow down.” Loti fumbled with the charging cable and dropped the phone.

“Loti?” Rachel’s tiny voice garbled from the covers. Loti dug for the phone and unplugged the cable. She slipped out from under the covers and pulled her robe on.

“I’m here, Rachel,” she whispered. “Start from the beginning.”

Loti tiptoed out of the bedroom, wincing when the door clicked shut behind her, but Wolf didn’t wake up. She paced around the sitting room while Rachel filled her in on the events of the past few days. The pacing picked up speed until Loti felt the need for more floor. She left the suite and shielded her eyes from the bright sunlight pouring through the two sets of double glass doors in the breakfast room.

“Can I help you, Miss Loti?” Bill walked down the long corridor in easy strides.

Loti tugged the robe sash tighter as she turned with the cell phone pressed to her ear. “No, I’m good, Bill.” She looked down at herself to make sure she was covered and then around and back at him. “Actually, is there someplace I can have a private conversation?”

He tilted his head and glanced at the double doors to her suite. “Yes, Miss. This way.” His genuine smile eased the nervous flutter in Loti’s chest and she was grateful he didn’t ask questions.

He led her down the corridor, away from the breakfast room and opened a door into a large sitting room. “This is the meeting room for the Society of Cincinnatus’s officers when they have their big gathering.” He glanced around the room as Loti entered. “Shame it only gets used twice in a year.” He made a quick circuit around the room, adjusting a heavy blue drape. “But we keep it clean and tidy all year ‘round.”

Loti approached the huge fireplace that dominated the room. It was so large she could walk into it if she ducked. Bending down to examine the elaborate lion-head fire irons, she was astonished to find not a speck of dust on them. Rachel was still babbling in her ear.

“And Nan hasn’t been sleeping, but will she tell me? No, and I’m trying to keep it all together, and then Theresa passed out at the meeting today.

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