The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn [Galenorn, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC

Chapter Eleven

I felt odd, leading the three of them through the Pest House Cemetery. For one thing, Peggin seemed as thrilled to meet Veronica as she was to have a root canal. For another, I didn’t know how much I could trust the Queen of the Unliving. But crossing Veronica’s wishes was about as wise as turning my back on a cougar. Never take your eyes off them—to look away is prey behavior. And the last thing I wanted was for Veronica to view me as prey.

It had taken me an hour and a promise that Bryan and I would help Peggin sort through the boxes still in her garage before she gave in.

Dr. Divine, on the other hand, was all too eager. “I’ve never met one of the Unliving, not that I remember,” he said. “I might want to sculpt her.”

Peggin had elbowed Deev at that. “You aren’t thinking about ditching me for royalty, are you?”

He laughed. “I’m already sculpting you and you’ll be the most beautiful creation in my portfolio. But this is a chance we might never have again. And when you think about it, since Kerris has to deal with this on a daily basis, shouldn’t we support her, as friends?”

“Right, and the only reason you eat PB-OHs out of the box is to save on dishes,” she retorted. Then, with a rueful smile, she gave in. “Fine. We’ll go. Though I have no clue what she could want with us, and it better not involve blood or ritual sacrifice.”

“Everything involves blood with the dead,” I muttered. “Sometimes, I think my life would be so much easier if I hadn’t been born a spirit shaman. I mean, I love it. Really, I do. But I spent fifteen years running away from destiny, and now that I’ve embraced it, life’s proving to be more complicated than I ever expected. I didn’t expect to be dealing with serial killers and Cú Chulainn’s Hounds and all this extra…crap.” I drained my glass of sparkling water.

“Well, I guess that’s just part and parcel of your job.” Peggin raised her glass. “Here’s to all those lovely unexpected perks that come with being a working girl.” She snorted. “Like, for example, today one of Corbin’s patients came in and I think he was drunk, because he dropped his pants and demanded I take a look at his wiener since Corbin couldn’t see him till tomorrow.”

I blinked. “At least I’ve never been flashed by a ghost.”

Deev, however, wasn’t so flippant. “Fucking hell. Who did that to you?” He was wearing his goggles so I couldn’t get a good look at his eyes, but I had a pretty good idea what his expression was.

Peggin shook her head. “Can’t tell you. Medical confidentiality and all that. I shouldn’t have even mentioned it, but seriously, who does that?”

“Did he just want you to appreciate his assets, or was he asking for a diagnosis?” Bryan asked, chuckling.

“Diagnosis,” Peggin said. “He’s got more than one kind of itch and this one happened because of the other.

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