The Dead Also Have Secrets: A British Occult Mystery (Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers Book 8) by Joe Talon

Author:Joe Talon [Talon, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mirador Publishing
Published: 2024-05-03T00:00:00+00:00

14

Taking great care, I stepped closer to the rock face. It shone, the light internal, as if I could see the energy between the atoms. Woody remained in place, his orders clear. Reaching out, I ran a hand over the rocks, they felt real, solid, warmed from the day’s sun. Their rough surface reassured me.

“Brother.”

My head shot up and turned. “Ahmar?” From the shadows stepped a figure, manifest in my world for the first time, clothed in his usual robe but this one of the deepest blue. He wore a midnight dark scarf over his face covering his mouth, so only his glittering black eyes were clear.

I glanced back at Woody. He stood, eyes wide and his mouth slightly open in shock. “How?” he whispered. “Is that…?”

I nodded. “It is. Just stay with it, don’t panic and don’t do anything that’ll set off that bloody vest.”

He glanced down at himself as if he’d forgotten the terrible danger we were in from mundane forces. “Yeah, okay. Sure.”

I retrained my focus on Ahmar, trying to work out whether the bomb vest really was the most dangerous thing we were facing right now. My relationship with Ahmar held so many strands and each new one came with a series of compromises we had to negotiate.

“How is this happening?” I asked the djinn.

“You are between worlds. A place the djinn know well.”

“Just you?” I asked.

He laughed, a rich sound as always. “No, brother. This place is for all beings who must move between worlds in order to exist in your plane.”

“How have we never done this before?” I asked.

He shrugged. “The pockets are rare and becoming rarer. It is what you might think of as the land of faerie.”

My mind flooded with all the stories Heather had shared with me about ancient myths of Britain and Ireland. “I don’t think I can handle this, Ahmar.”

I saw the smile in his eyes because I knew him so well. “It is not something you should find easy, and not a place you should remain in for long. It is not safe for you.”

“Then can you take me to where this thing is? I don’t know how long Woody has in that vest before something goes wrong.”

Ahmar sniffed. “You could just leave him.”

Woody made a sound of protest, but I held my hand up. I didn’t want him talking to Ahmar. The djinn was far too clever. He only put up with me because without me, he’d have no usable host, and he’d be stuck here.

“Let’s just say we keep Woody alive if you want to continue our relationship,” I said and didn’t bother hiding my sarcasm.

Ahmar huffed, the robe rising and falling as if he were a petulant five-year-old. “This way.” He turned and walked towards the cliff.

Woody grabbed my arm. “I don’t understand what’s happening.”

“Just don’t let go. Whatever you do, don’t let go. He’s not going to let me die here.”

“You live with him inside your head? He looks terrifying.”

I frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Lorne,” Ahmar’s command tugged at me.

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