The Darkest Frost (The Complete Serial, Volumes 1 & 2) by Tanya Holmes

Author:Tanya Holmes [Holmes, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Virtual Acquisitions
Published: 2016-01-09T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

THE FROST ESTATE

DEARBORNE, MARYLAND

Denieve

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The man I loved gaped at me as if I were a stranger.

“I wasn’t lying when I said I had a gift, Braeden. I really can detect emotions. At least I used to. Things have been a bit wonky for weeks, but when it worked, it operated on a sensory level. Things like sight, smell, touch, and taste. I could even hear music sometimes. And on rare occasions, I got premonitions. It’s only happened twice. Once just before my mother passed, I saw a skull and crossbones on her face.”

I took a shallow breath. “Then it happened again the night you came in from the storm. The same image flashed right over you. That’s why I’m sure you died. Well, at the very least, you stopped breathing for a while.”

He stood mannequin-still, his icy gaze freezing me, but I’d gone this far, I wasn’t about to stop.

“Remember in the beginning?” I continued, my voice shaky. “How I anticipated your every need? That’s because I could read you. When you were outside my door the first night, I knew everything you were feeling. And when we met face-to-face the next day, I sensed despair and uncertainty. Each has a distinctive taste and odor for me. But so does death. I smelled it on you the night Gubczyk followed you to that cemetery. That’s one reason I know you were there with him. And a colleague of mine confirmed it.” I eyed him warily. “Braeden, he tailed you. He saw Gubczyk follow you to La Plata, but he lost you on the Beltway.”

Tethered rage darkened his face, but his voice was cold and flat. “Who the hell are you?”

“My name is Denieve Knight. I run a psychic detective agency. Knight Watch Investigations in New York.”

His eyes shaded even more. “So this is why…” He gestured at me. “The colored contact lenses. The hair dye. It was all a disguise.” When I blinked, he said, “Oh, you think I didn’t notice the carpet doesn’t match the drapes?”

His crudity hurt, but I couldn’t blame him. Our relationship started with lies, lies I’d told. Beginning with my false identity. I took a deep breath and continued. “I created the alias Danielle Reed after Rachel Gilson hired me.”

“Caryn’s mother?” He gave his eyes a hard roll. “Oh, this just keeps getting better and better.”

“Rachel’s dead, Braeden. She died early last spring.”

He didn’t look too broken up by the news. Just stood there like a granite statue, his face brimming with tension.

“You’ve had run-ins with her?” I asked.

Fury sharpened his expression. “Dozens. She accused me of burning her daughter alive. I didn’t, in case you’re wondering.”

“I know you didn’t.” He looked surprised, so I said, “I was pretty sure you were innocent the day we met.”

“And you’ve been spying on me ever since, pretending to—”

“There was no pretending! Well, maybe at first but—” I moved to touch him but he warded me off, throwing his palms up. Come no further, his eyes shouted. I nodded sadly.

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