Accidentally Divine by Dakota Cassidy

Author:Dakota Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dakota Cassidy

“Thank…sss,” Carl said, holding up the book they’d just read before pressing a soft kiss to her cheek.

George smiled at him, her heart clenching at how easy this sweet boy was to love. “Anytime, my friend.”

Seeing as she didn’t need to sleep anymore, she’d hunkered down on the couch after everyone else had gone to bed, except for Nina, who was upstairs in one of the many rooms guest rooms, binge watching Bridgerton on George’s recommendation.

Carl had drifted downstairs, unable to sleep. So over a plate of broccoli, they’d chatted about books and movies, and his life with Nina and her baby Charlie and husband Greg.

Then he’d invited her to read with him because it helped him sleep, and she’d done so willingly, cuddling with Gladys and Sauerkraut while Calamity sat by the fire. Reading a book beat worrying about how she was supposed to help Effie or if Joe-Joe was settled and comfortable.

It also gave her the opportunity to stop reflecting on her past and the worry she’d have to deal with it if she wanted to heal.

Carl patted her hand. “I like…I…like…you. You’re ssso…ssso nice and prett…y…pretty.”

Cupping his cheek, she stroked it with her thumb. “Thank you. I like you, too, Carl. It’s been nice having someone to spend the wee hours of the morning with. Do you think you’ll be able to sleep now?”

He grinned at her, his pale green face beaming as he tucked the book under his arm. “Yesss. G…G’night, George.”

She stood up and gave him a quick hug. “Night, buddy. Glad I could help. See you tomorrow.”

As Carl headed up the stairs, she plopped back down on the couch and sighed, dreading being left alone with her thoughts.

The mere mention of her father and the ladies knowing what he’d done, what she’d done, made her a nervous wreck. Not that she could keep them from finding out. They probably already had. A few years back, he’d been all over the news. There was plenty on the Internet for them to find, and all of it made her want to crawl under a rock and never come out.

The dogs stirred slightly, forcing her to stop dwelling on her plight, and making her pause.

Then a sinister voice whispered in her ear with so much delighted glee, her stomach jolted, while slipping a hand over her mouth and pressing firmly. “Don’t make a sound or I’ll snap your worthless neck, and then I’ll kill the kid just because I know it’ll keep you up at night,”

Her heart began to crash against her chest, throbbing so hard, she was sure Nina’s vampire ears would hear it. In fact, she prayed Nina would. Though oddly, the dogs remained quiet, leaving her stunned at how ironic it was that Gladys, a barker, was suddenly mute.

“Who…” She tried to ask who this monster was, but she did nothing more than expend excess energy, trying to talk with a hand over her mouth.

Yet the voice, which she assumed belonged to a male, knew exactly what she wanted to know.

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