Souls by Ednah Walters

Author:Ednah Walters [Walters, Ednah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firetrail Publishing
Published: 2014-09-28T23:00:00+00:00

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I was finishing my bedtime ritual when a cool breeze swept my room. Since I’d left the lights on, I didn’t have to worry that it was anyone else. I poked my head out of the bathroom to see Echo entering my room.

He was still dressed for reaping, which said he wasn’t staying. “How did it go?”

“He’s gone underground again.” He leaned against the doorway and watched me finish with my teeth. This was becoming a habit. “Finding a dark soul when it doesn’t want to be found is a real pain, but I’ll find it. No one attacks you and gets away with it.”

Somehow, I knew the evil dark soul would be a priority with him, not Dev. I walked to where he stood, reached up, and stroked his cheek. He looked like crap.

“You haven’t slept in days, Echo, and you look it. You need to rest.”

“I will once I get the soul who tried to hurt you.”

Arguing with him was hopeless. There were other ways to make him stay. “Do you want something to eat from downstairs? Mom baked your favorite Dutch apple pie, and we have whipped cream. Homemade.” I didn’t wait for an answer. I knew I had him. “Be back in a few.”

The light under the door meant Mom was upstairs. She was probably reading. Dad was still writing and didn’t look up. He really didn’t notice anything when in the zone. I opened the fridge and removed a pie.

“How are you feeling?” he asked, making me jump. Maybe he wasn’t as absentminded as we’d like to think.

Our eyes met. “Better.”

“We missed you at dinner.”

“I was out and doubted I could hold down anything.” And now I was cutting a giant slice of pie. “I’m starving now.”

“Your mother left you a plate. It’s somewhere in the fridge.”

I made a face. “I just want some pie, Dad. My mouth still tastes funny.”

He nodded, and I sighed with relief. “Cut me a slice of that too, sweetheart.”

I carried his piece of pie to his desk first and dropped a kiss on his temple. “Night, Daddy.”

“Goodnight, sweetheart.” I added extra whipped cream on Echo’s and almost made it to the stairs when Dad added, “I still can’t believe I missed Echo earlier.”

Okay, he definitely had us fooled. Nothing escaped him. Echo would have to rune him and make him forget. “I was asleep when he left. So unless he disappeared into thin air, I’m sure he came through here.”

“You two came in your car, and I don’t recall hearing a car pick him up.”

This could get crazy fast. “Blaine probably picked him up, Dad. You know how that car of his moves. The engine hardly makes a sound. I’ve decided I’d love to have a car like his when I graduate,” I added, hoping to distract him. “Sleek and beautiful. The engine purrs instead of roaring.”

Dad chuckled. “Foreign cars are expensive, and your mother would not like it. You know how big she is on buying American.”

“Dad, I drive a Sentra,” I reminded him.

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