The Dead Tell (Magical Temptations Collection) by Jaycee Clark

Author:Jaycee Clark [Clark, Jaycee]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Publisher: The Raven Books
Published: 2013-10-30T18:30:00+00:00

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Paige hurried down the counter to help the next customer. The morning had been slammed with regulars and with tourists. Then again, it was the Quarter, they always had tourists. Always tourists, always busy, but that was a good thing. She shoved a strand of hair back behind her ear and turned to the next customer.

Weird eyes, she thought. They were a dark brown, and with the man’s pale hair and complexion, the dark, almost black eyes stood out. Maybe he had contacts. Something about them tugged at her mind, but she brushed it aside and pasted on a smile.

“Can I help you?” she asked.

“Depends,” he said with a smile.

She arched a brow. Normally, she might play along but her head hurt too badly. She had two ghosts following her every move. Two. Not just the lady in white, but some redhead in a navy dress. Looked like she stepped off a nineteen-forties movie set. Well, other than she sort of floated above the ground by several inches.

“I’m sorry, what?” she asked him, realizing he was still speaking to her.

“Some of the cinnamon loaf and one of the quiches would be perfect.”

“Gotcha.” She hurried with his order. “Anything else?”

“Cup of tea would be great as well.”

She ran through the options, waiting, not so patiently, as he finally made his selection. The line behind him was growing and Sammy came out to help her.

“Here you go.” After ringing him up, she passed the change to him, their hands brushing just for a moment. A cold darkness sparked and slid up her hand, then her arm. She jerked her hand back and looked at him. He had his head down recounting the change.

Really? He didn’t tip her either.

Then he looked up and those black eyes locked onto her. He smiled, but unlike the previous polite smile he’d given her, there was an edge to his one. Or so she thought. She blinked and the look, the instant of something else there, was gone.

“Thank you, Paige.” With that he turned and walked away. She watched him even as she served and rang up the next couple of customers. He took a seat near the window and read a paper. Then he pulled a folder from his backpack slung over the back of the chair and studied whatever was in it.

She shook off the strange dark feeling. This is what happened when doors were opened. Weird things happened. Shadows jumped and freaked her right the hell out. This was why she had always ignored the others.

Sammy came bouncing up to her. “Man, this morning is insane, chicky.”

Paige smiled at her friend. Always going, always running. Wild blonde curls danced from the braid Sammy had attempted this morning. “Busy mornings mean more money, so that’s okay with me.”

“Yeah, but we haven’t had a breather since like five this morning. Must be a convention or something in town. Do you know?”

“No idea.”

Her friend studied her and then grinned and nodded. “Glad to see you two are still at it.

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