Water of Souls by Eli Constant

Author:Eli Constant [Constant, Eli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: supernatural romance, Fantasy Romance, ghosts, Fairy, Supernatural, Paranormal Romance, romance
Publisher: Eli Constant
Published: 2018-07-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

I want to be at the morgue when Mr. Barrington arrives to identify the body, so I leave Leslie after about an hour of sitting and drinking tea and listening to her talk about how Corey would never have let Gilly escape the house.

About the time I get back to my apartment to grab my car keys, I realize that I don’t have a car. My Bronco is still dead in a ditch near Kyle’s house. I really need to call someone to tow it to Gunther’s shop. He’s this temperamental German who’s English is subpar, but he knows his way around an engine and he only charges parts and $20 an hour labor. I was willing to deal with a little orneriness for a low repair bill. Of course, the city might have already towed it and dumped it in the muddy lot behind the gas station that sells ‘guaranteed to give you food poisoning’ sushi.

“Shit.” Sifting through my purse, I look for cash and of course I have none. With the option of a cab out—we aren’t fancy enough in Bonneau to have card readers in our taxis—I call Terrance. When he doesn’t answer, I call Kyle at the bar. When Kyle doesn’t answer, I close my eyes whilst simultaneously opening my mind, take a deep breath, and I call Liam.

Are you there? I know I don’t have to close my eyes to reach out to him, but it feels weird to keep them open—looking out into my empty apartment.

Always. Liam’s voice, like honey drizzling thickly into hot tea, fills my head.

I jump a little, not expecting such a quick response. Where are you?

On your roof. By the sound of his voice, I know he’s smiling. He’s happy I’ve turned to him; he’s convincing himself that it means more than it does. I just need a ride, dammit.

I hear a little thump and the squeak of my bedroom window opening. He really was on the roof.

“Seriously, you were on the roof?”

“Yes, I wanted to see what was going on and since you banished me from your head, this was the only way.” He seems annoyed when he says ‘banished’- like I don’t have a right to privacy in my own mind.

“You could have just walked across the street.”

He’s in his human form; everyone would have thought he was just a looky-loo morbidly interested in what was going on. “A total stranger in a small town just randomly showing up at a murder scene? That wouldn’t have looked suspicious at all.”

“Whatever.” I try to sound haughty. I don’t want to lead Liam on. I really don’t. “Do you have a car?”

“I do not.” He quirks an eyebrow, looking puzzled.

“Shit, I really need to get somewhere and my Bronco is frozen over on the side of the road.” I cross my arms, doing the mental math on how long it would take me to walk to the morgue. Yeah, that’s not going to happen. Liam is still looking at me; his expression now looks like he thinks I might be pulling his leg.

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