The Ghost Who Loved Me by Karolyn Cairns

Author:Karolyn Cairns [Cairns, Karolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Karolyn Cairns
Published: 2016-05-11T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The days passed with a slow idyllic pace for Elizabeth, who enjoyed her ghostly companion behind the locked door to her room. They explored one another as they did the castle to their leisure, looking for some clues Isabelle left behind centuries ago.

A more thorough search of the east tower provided some important discoveries. The boards on the windows were removed, allowing the room to be aired out and cleaned thoroughly. The debris was cleared away.

The tower was far from crumbling inside. It looked like the rest of the castle, though far dirtier. She endangered no one by demanding it be opened. It seemed a deliberate ruse handed down for centuries to keep people out of here and nothing more.

Isabelle did indeed dabble in witchcraft, they found to their dismay. Many books about the occult and the witch’s relics were found hidden beneath a loose floorboard.

Elizabeth was excited over it. James was exceedingly worried over her handling the pagan statues and warned her that such magic was powerful.

A small wooden box was also discovered inside the hole. It was very old, with strange symbols carved into the lid. Try as she might Elizabeth couldn’t open the box. Even a hammer proved useless in smashing it open.

“It is the work of the curse,” James informed her wearily as he watched her struggling with the box from the doorway. “You won’t open it. The castle is protecting itself once more.”

“We can’t just give up! There has to be some clue inside of it!” Elizabeth huffed and blew at a stray curl out of her face, and dropped the hammer with a clatter to the stone floor. “I mean to go into Tregaron and speak with the priest there. Father Creaton had to have left something behind in his letters.”

“And if he did leave behind proof he was a follower of witchcraft, this new pastor will likely not tell you,” James snapped and frowned in disappointment. “He will likely try to cover for Father Creaton’s blasphemy. The church will protect its own. You will find out nothing of value.”

“Did anyone ever tell you that you are the worst pessimist, even for a ghost?” Elizabeth shook her head at his foul mood. “I have worked tirelessly since my return to discover something and you ridicule my efforts. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you are scared.”

James glared at her from the doorway. “I’m dead, Elizabeth. I don’t get scared.”

She raised a sable brow. “What of the day we opened this room and you went running? Do you tell me now what you saw, or do we continue to pretend that didn’t happen?”

“I saw nothing!” He avoided her gaze.

“So you say of it,” Elizabeth said softly and walked to the doorway, meeting his troubled silver gaze directly. “I mean to help you to right this wrong, James, but you must help me in return. You’re keeping something from me. I’ve known it since I left here. What is it?”

James looked away from her piercing stare.

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