The Curse Defiers by Swank Denise Grover
Author:Swank, Denise Grover [Swank, Denise Grover]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy romance, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction Romance, Ghosts, Paranormal, paranormal romance
ISBN: 9781477875667
Google: 0OT-oAEACAAJ
Amazon: B00JXVSNDS
Barnesnoble: B00JXVSNDS
Goodreads: 22041019
Publisher: 47 North
Published: 2014-09-30T07:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
The next morning I gasped in shock when I reached the door to Myraâs apartment.
There were marks on it.
Myra had never shown any interest in the markings I put on the doors to the inn each night other than concern for my safety. But the most perplexing part of it was that these marks werenât the same ones I used. While they were primitive, they were mostly lines and circles. What were they, and why had she started using them?
I lifted my hand to knock, but Myra opened the door before my fisted hand could connect with the wood. A smile spread across her face. âEllie, Iâm so happy to see you.â
My palm burned when I crossed the threshold, but the sensation stopped as quickly as it had started. I turned around to check behind me. Myraâs apartment had an inside entrance, and the hall was completely bare.
âIs everything okay?â Myra asked with a worried tone.
âMy mark tingled.â
âDo you think somethingâs out there?â
âNo, doesnât look like it.â I turned to face her. âIt happened when I walked through the door. What are those marks?â
âOh!â She grimaced and looked embarrassed. âI confess that once I got here, hundreds of miles from you, I got a little paranoid. Steven found a Native American shaman to come by and start marking my door.â
âThese marks arenât Croatan.â
âNo, but I figured the gods and spirits this far inland were more likely to be associated with another tribe.â She shut the door and headed to the small kitchen that was separated from the tiny living room by a short bar.
âSo are they Cherokee?â
Myra grabbed a pot of coffee and poured some into a mug. âIâm not sure. Steven called a Cherokee shaman, but he told me he blended in some other local tribal signs to be safe.â
Worry knotted my stomach. âMaybe I should mark your doors before I leave. Just to be sure. I heard about the missing Duke students.â That was the only reason I was here instead of with David after all weâd been through the previous night. In light of Allisonâs death and the missing students, I had a possibly not-so-irrational fear that Myra was in danger. I needed to see her for myself. A phone call wasnât good enough.
She shook her head, tsking. âEveryone on campus is quite upset about it, justifiably of course.â She poured creamer into my cup and handed it to me. âThatâs why I decided to mark my door. Steven thinks Iâm crazy.â She rolled her eyes with a grin. âIn Manteo, we explained the marks on the doors as part of the colony experience, but here . . .â She looked up and chuckled. âI told him it was because I was homesick.â
âGood thinking.â
Myra grabbed a basket and moved past me to set it on the table. âWhile Iâm grateful for your offer to re-mark my door, I think I should keep these ones. Yours will fade, but the shaman can come back and redo his work every week.
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