Under Northern Lights (The Six Series Book 6) by Sonya Loveday

Author:Sonya Loveday [Loveday, Sonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: SONYA LOVEDAY
Published: 2017-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

When morning came, Nova packed the small box up, and we left the yurt and the magic of the night behind us.

Instead of stopping at the house, Nova asked if we could head over to Stanley’s first. Noni must have been on her mind for the remainder of the night. And knowing Nova, like I thought I did, she’d want to check on her if only to give herself peace of mind.

We found Noni sitting at the kitchen table, purse clutched in her frail hands as if she were waiting for someone to pull in the driveway and pick her up.

“Good morning, Noni,” Nova said, bussing her on the cheek.

“Nova! You came back,” she said, releasing her purse and standing as she held her arms wide.

Nova hugged her. “I was only gone for the night.”

Noni shook her head. “Nonsense. You called me just the other day and said you were flying home. How was Haiti?”

Her eyes flickered over Nova’s shoulder and met my own. “Are you from Haiti?”

I watched Nova’s shoulders sag in disappointment as I answered, “No, but I worked there with Nova.”

“That’s nice. Nova, be a dear and tell Stanley I don’t need him to take me to the airport since you’ve found a way home,” Noni said.

The detachment was there in her eyes. When I looked close enough, I could see it—that spacey faraway look. Noni was stuck in the past, but not so far in the past to confuse her. But enough to upset Nova, and shake the already-tipsy platform under her own feet.

Noni wandered into the living room, and Nova darted off to the hallway.

I could hear her talking, so I followed her. The twin looks of utter despair on their faces as Nova and Stanley whispered to one another was heartbreaking.

When Stanley noticed me, he beckoned me to join them.

Nova’s arm came around me, face pressed into my shoulder as she said, “I don’t know what to do. Tell me what to do.”

There was no answer that would fix the situation, or reverse it. “Nova, all you can do is play along and be patient with her.”

She nodded, stepping back to wipe the tears from her cheeks.

“Before I forget to tell you, I received a phone call this morning from the insurance adjuster,” Stanley said.

“Took him long enough to get back to us,” Nova grumbled. “What did he say?”

“Well, that’s a bit tricky,” Stanley said, unable to meet Nova’s eyes.

“Meaning?” Nova’s patience was worn, and I could hear how close she was to snapping.

He hunched his shoulders before straightening them with a deep sigh. “Meaning, Noni hasn’t paid her insurance, so her coverage was dropped.”

Nova jerked in response. “There has to be some mistake. Noni always made sure her bills were paid. She never missed a payment.’

“I thought that, too, and I made him look into it again while I was on the phone. It wasn’t a mistake. The house isn’t insured. There’s more,” he said, hesitating.

Nova settled with her bag against the wall, bracing herself, and waved for him to continue.

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