The Haunted Inn (The Hauntings of Kingston Book 2) by Dorey Michelle

Author:Dorey, Michelle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: amazon

Six

I DECIDED TO STAY PUT until Lawrence returned. Even though GM had said to make myself at home, it was still weird to be there. She was my grandmother, my own flesh and blood yet she was a stranger and this was her turf.

The fact that when she’d left, I’d had that spell of déjà vu wasn’t lost on me either. It had been a day. From getting up early to that white-knuckled flight and throwing up almost the whole way... it was probably normal to feel disoriented. Hell, I was even in a foreign country! I finished the Coke and closed my eyes, taking deep breaths.

One thing that hadn’t come up in the conversation with my grandmother was how long she expected me to stay there. It was too long a way to come for a short visit and my parents had made it abundantly clear there was no place in their home for me anymore. And the fact that GM had an apartment set up in her home... well, that didn’t bode well for a quick visit either.

Plus what was all this talk about protection? Mom and Dad had never once tried to shelter me from going where I wanted or doing anything I chose. Surely, if they had felt threatened they would have limited me a bit more? None of this made much sense. Yet, GM was a sharp old lady. If I didn’t know any better, there’d been times I could have sworn she was reading my mind.

“Keira?”

I jumped in my seat and my eyes flew open. Lawrence stood across from me, reaching for the empty glasses. There was a glint in his eyes. “Are you ready for me to show you the rest of the house, specifically your quarters?”

“Yes.” I tossed the napkin onto the table. “The sandwich was good. Thanks.”

“Would you mind bringing your plate? We might as well start with the kitchen.”

My eyes flashed to his and I paused for a beat. At home, I wouldn’t have thought anything of clearing my dishes away but we didn’t have a butler or whatever it was that Lawrence did. It was clear he worked for GM but his butler service didn’t extend to me. “Sure.” I forced a casual smile and picked up the napkin and plate. If he was trying to get under my skin, I wasn’t going to show him it was working.

I followed him from the room and through the corridor under the main set of stairs. He veered to the right and pushed a door open with his shoulder. When I entered the kitchen it was a total surprise. Even though the house was an antique with high ceilings and dark wooden baseboards which were almost a foot high, this room was the height of modern living with stainless steel appliances and polished granite countertops. A small table was placed at the far end beside a spacious window which showed a view of the garden and river.

Lawrence folded his body over the open door of the dishwasher and set the glasses inside.

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