Ghost Moon by Cheree Alsop

Author:Cheree Alsop [Alsop, Cheree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Mitch’s words stayed with me when I reached the back of the Willards’ home and phased to human form. The fact that I hadn’t seen Ceren since my first class that morning lingered in the back of my mind and bothered me more than I cared to think about. I shoved the slightly slobbery bag with the knife in it into my pocket and jogged toward the house. I pulled open the door to the kitchen and found Virgo on his cellphone at the kitchen table.

I couldn’t tell who he was speaking to, but he gestured with his right arm and then winced. He shoved his phone between his shoulder and his ear and pinned it there while he spoke through gritted teeth.

“Yeah, I’ll take care of it. Just text me the address. Alright. Bye.” He dropped the phone to the table and glanced at me. “That’s a great way to wake up.”

“You’re just waking up?” I said in surprise. “What’s going on?”

“I was tired and James found out that jakhin claws are slightly poisonous to humans, so I figured I would sleep it off,” the warlock said, his tone defensive. “I’m not lazy.”

I lifted my hands to fend off his attack and said, “I meant, what was going on with the phone call?”

“Oh,” he replied with a dry laugh. “Sorry. That was Madam Doxy. They got a location on the person who summoned the jakhins.”

I stared at him. “So after learning that their claws are poisonous to humans, you’re going to go after him?”

“We’re going to go after him,” the warlock replied. “You’re the one who brought her down.”

“And you shoved the knife in her chest,” I reminded him.

He pushed up from the table. “Exactly. So let’s go. Madam Doxy said it’s imperative that we stop him before he summons anything stronger.”

The thought of a creature stronger than the jakhin roaming Brickwell was enough to send me out to the truck. We traveled in silence to the address the witches had given Virgo. I had expected something rundown, not the well-cared for, beautiful lawns and columned home the warlock drove us to. Outdoor lighting bathed the house in warm highlights and led the way from the driveway to the porch. Several windows glowed from within, but there were no shadows to indicate how many people were inside.

“This is it?” I asked in uncertainty.

Virgo followed my gaze to the fancy vehicles in the driveway. I didn’t have to be a car expert to know that they were expensive. The name on the mailbox said Stewart.

“This is the address she gave me,” he replied. He checked it again, then sighed. “Let’s go see what we’re dealing with.”

A knock on the front door remained unanswered. I picked the lock on the gate to the backyard and we slipped through. A lawn mower sat in the middle of the back lawn as though someone had been stopped before completing the job. The lid was off the barbecue grill, though a quick check showed it to be cold.

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