The Squeaky Ghost Gets the Curse by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy, Fiction, Mystery, paranormal
ISBN: 9781943420810
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2019-06-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Well, that dinner didn’t go quite as expected,” I said to Piper wryly, having stepped outside after receiving a text from Orwin that he and Knox were about to pull up the long winding driveway of the estate. “It looks like we’re resorting to plan B.”

Our two colleagues had run into an accident on the highway that had them at a standstill for several hours. We’d already endured the evening meal, where Izzy had all but rushed to her room after Gertrude emphatically denied that the apparition she’d seen on the staircase landing had been a trick of the light reflecting off the chandelier.

Needless to say, Joshua and Faye had immediately gotten into another heated argument about the manor being haunted and how that may have contributed to his mother’s demise. Wilbur and Gertrude very openly announced their joint resignation after dessert was served. I wasn’t sure if their decision was due to what Gertrude had witnessed on the landing or if they couldn’t take any more of the Ashtons’ bickering over the ownership of the material wealth of the estate.

By the time the dishes were cleared and all was said and done, Joshua had retired to the great room for another tumbler full of whiskey while Faye was frantically calling some of the other staff members to see if they’d come back to the manor immediately.

I highly doubt that Ms. Faye will succeed in her endeavor, even if she manages to contact anyone.

“I’m not worried about making myself a bowl of cereal in the morning,” Piper replied in concern, rubbing her arms up and down as she began to walk beside me. I could already see the headlights of Knox’s Land Rover weaving through the weeping willows. “Do you really think carrying out a séance in a place that we know one hundred percent has at least one spirit roaming the hallways is a reasonable idea?”

Not without a spot of warm cream, my sweet Piper. I need to be relaxed before we take on such an undertaking. Seeing as the kitchen is now open to guests, I’m sure you’ll have no issues heating up a warm cup of sanity in the microwave for exactly twenty-one seconds.

“Not at all,” I replied honestly, having every intention of obtaining that saucer of warm cream for Pearl. We needed all hands on deck tonight. “But it’s a heck of a lot better than casting a spell on a voodoo doll that was possibly used to conjure a murderous spirit.”

I’m not sure I covered the difference between the different magics, but I’d like to go on record as saying that voodoo isn’t exactly bad nor dark in its nature. Not in the least, and I’ve known several witches over the years who practiced in the art that were better men and women than myself.

Any magic was capable of being used to do good or evil.

Very well stated, dear hexed one.

It’s the person casting such spells that steer the direction of what humans would refer to as karma.

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