Carousel of Souls (Carnival of Bones Duet Book 2) by Penn Cassidy

Author:Penn Cassidy [Cassidy, Penn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-27T18:30:00+00:00

"So the dirty scoundrel decided to blame you for his problems, fucked other women behind your back, drank himself into a coma, and then slit your throat," Ellie said, listing it all off on her polished fingers. "The audacity of these men never fails to astound me."

She sat cross-legged on the end of my bed, holding a cup of steaming tea in her hands. I'd already drank half of mine, and the warmth of it pooled inside me, calming my nerves. We technically didn’t need to eat or drink here, but it was still pleasurable to enjoy it.

"What was a sweet girl like you doing with a piece of work like that, Mori?" came Tony's deep voice from over on the small sofa. He was reclined casually, smoking a cigar with his foot on my little coffee table.

It was still so odd to refer to this place as being mine in any way, but the longer I stayed here, the more it started to feel like home to me. I hated to say it, but I felt a lot more comfortable in this little wagon room than I ever did in that fancy apartment with Austin.

Back there, everything seemed cold and lifeless. I tiptoed around my own house, afraid to disturb the peace of the monster living under my roof. But here, I felt warm, cozy, and alive. Even the smells brought back memories of childhood and the comfort of my family's home.

Incense burned on one of my shelves, and paired with the cigar smoke and the spiced tea, it was like being at Grandma Anne's house as a little girl. That had to mean something. It had to be a sign, right?

I smiled sadly at Tony—the tall, lanky man with the impeccably shaped handlebar mustache. "He wasn't always like that, but I think after a while I just gave in to it. It was easier to deal with him in private than it was to try and escape."

"Shame," he said, shaking his head. "In my day, we'd have taken him somewhere nice and quiet and shown him what a real New York beatdown felt like."

I laughed, and Ellie rolled her eyes. "Tony likes to think he had mafia connections, but I think he's full of shit." She pinned him with a look. "You're too sweet for the mafia, Ton."

Placing a palm on his chest, he feigned offense. "Just cause I'm a lover and not a fighter don't mean I ain't got friends in high places, little lady."

Ellie groaned, and I just laughed at their bickering. I was almost 100 percent sure that there was something romantic brewing between the two of them, but I couldn't say for sure. Sometimes Tony would stare at Ellie with this longing in his eyes that quickly disappeared when he knew he was being watched.

They may have been alive in completely different eras, but the afterlife didn't give a shit about any of that. I had a feeling that all kinds of souls, if given the chance to mingle, might just find a match in the most unlikely of places.

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