The Accursed (The Eldritch Affair Book 1) by Riain Fox
Author:Riain Fox [Fox, Riain]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Promethean Books
Published: 2023-07-28T04:00:00+00:00
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When Sam got to Ashâs house it looked like a Guns Nâ Rosesâ hotel room. Disemboweled throw pillows littered the floor, their guts scattered like freshly fallen snow. Their breakfast plates, which theyâd left untouched as they rushed to the hospital, were no longer untouched. The plates lay on the floor, licked clean by Barkley.
Speaking of Barkley, the pup hurtled down the stairs and barrelled into Samâs legs. The small rescue wasnât yet a year old, but he was handful enough for an entire pack of dogs. After showering Sam with slobbery affection, Barkley careened through the kitchen and began to whine at the back door. He wasnât used to going so long without being let out, and a small stain on the kitchen rug was testament to that. Sam unlocked the sliding glass door leading to the backyard, and Barkley rushed through it, disappearing into the thicket that ringed the Williamsâ yard.
Samâs gaze took in the scene. The last thing he wanted was for Ash to come home to a destroyed house. Sheâd have her hands full with Mr. Williamsâ recuperation. He started in the kitchen because the house still smelled like eggs. The stink of old eggs churned his stomach. An hour later, Sam trudged out the front door, a bag of trash in one hand and a bag of puppy supplies in the other. The trash went into the black container against the side fence, and the supplies went into the Tercel.
âSammy! You didnât forget about me, did you, hon?â
Crap. He had completely forgotten about cleaning the Murraysâ pool. Mrs. Murray peered at him through the blinds of her living room window.
âUm, no, Mrs. Murray. I was just fixing to come over. Gimme a minute, alright?â The blinds snapped closed, but not before she gave him a big smile.
He got into the Williamsâ house and leaned against the front door, banging his head against the metal-clad portal.
âFuck.â The last thing he wanted to do right then was service Mrs. Murrayâhe shook his head to get that thought out of his head.
Damnit, Ash. Whyâd you have to start calling it that? Then again, there was nothing else he could do right then. He should be with Ash, but she definitely didnât want to see him right then. Maybe what he needed was a distraction.
Plus, me and mom could use the money. He made good money cleaning pools. Enough that it took a lot of strain off his mom, which was why he argued so much when she told him to concentrate on school for his senior year. Alice Dyer knew her son was working himself ragged to help out, but she also knew that he had plans after high school, plans that would be ruined if he let work get in the way. So, Sam relented and agreed to drastically reduce his workload.
The Tercel wasnât spacious by any means, but with some forethought, Sam could usually fit everything he needed in it. With the help of some bungee cords, he was even able to transport the pole he used for the pool brush and skimmer.
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