Spirits, Spells, and Wedding Bells by Deanna Chase

Author:Deanna Chase [Chase, Deanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bayou Moon Press, LLC

I woke in the middle of the night with strong arms wrapped around me. Smiling, I pressed my body closer to Julius and threaded my fingers through his.

“You’re awake,” he whispered.

“Not really. It’s about time you got home,” I said sleepily. “I was waiting.”

“I know, love. I’m here now.” He dropped a light kiss on my cheek and tightened his hold on me.

But for how long? The words were right there on my lips. I almost spoke them but held my tongue. All I wanted to do was lie there and pretend he wasn’t going anywhere.

Julius kissed his way down my neck and over my shoulder. “I missed you.”

“I missed you too.” Squeezing my eyes closed, I traced my fingertips over the back of his hand. “Care to tell me where you were exactly?”

“Yes, but I…” He lifted up on his elbow and brought his warm lips to mine. The kiss was sweet and tender at first. Almost regretful.

But then his tongue slipped into my mouth, and suddenly I turned to him, my mouth demanding and urgent. He matched my intensity, and in no time we were both breathing heavily. My mind was blank. All I wanted was to feel him, skin to skin, our bodies becoming one like they always did when we woke in the middle of the night.

“Pyper,” he gasped as he pulled away, concern in his dark green eyes. “We need to talk.”

“No,” I said, shaking my head. “I need you. We can talk later.”

The pain radiating from his gaze made my heart ache, and I buried my face against his chest.

I clutched at his shirt as I whispered, “Please tell me everything that happened was a dream. That you’re here and you’re not in that in-between state again. That when I wake up in the morning, you’ll still be by my side.”

“I wish I could, sweetheart.” He buried his fingers in my hair and held me close. “But we both know it wouldn’t be true.”

“What happened?” I asked. “What did you mean when you said you think you’re tethered to Sam?”

He let out a heavy sigh. “She was there when that spell went off in the café.”

“You mean her ghost was there?” I asked, looking up at him.

“I think so, because as soon as I blinked out, she was waiting for me, demanding that I help her figure out what happened. But she’s not coherent. You know how new ghosts usually are. I’m having trouble deciphering truth from fiction when it comes to her.”

“Okay, but she’s a ghost. She couldn’t have spelled you. Besides, we were going to find out what happened to her before that spell. It doesn’t make any sense as to why you’d be tied to her.”

“It does if you consider that she absorbed part of that spell. Jade did what she could to clear it when she called me back, but there are still traces and will be until we can figure out how to free Sam too. Until then, I’m stuck to her in this in-between world.

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