Ghost Tour (Haunted Souls Book 19) by Pandora Pine

Author:Pandora Pine [Pine, Pandora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-24T00:00:00+00:00

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Cope

The Grand Canyon’s Mather Point absolutely took Cope’s breath away. The bright midmorning sun showed off the layers of red, orange, and purple sedimentary rock that comprised the canyon walls. A chill shook his body as he marveled over what his eyes were seeing.

“You okay?” Jude asked from beside him. He had Lizbet strapped to his chest. Wolf and Eagle were several feet away, chatting together.

Cope shook his head. “No, I don’t think I am.” He couldn’t pull his eyes away from the scene in front of him. “I’ve seen hundreds of pictures of this place, but standing here, seeing it with my own eyes, is something else. I don’t think there are words to describe it. Magnificent, amazing, and stunning all seem too small, you know?”

“I do know,” Jude agreed. “I came here for the first time when I was thirteen. It was only a few months after my father died. At that point, I hated everything and everyone. Eagle knew I was struggling, and he brought me here. The grandeur of this place made me feel so small in comparison, which helped me to see that my troubles weren’t as big as I thought they were.”

“What do you think he and Wolf are talking about?” Cope pointed to where Eagle was making elaborate hand gestures and Wolf wore a mesmerized look.

“Eagle is telling Wolf the story of the great flood, how our people survived it, and how the water created the canyon.” Jude wore a wistful smile, which surprised Cope.

“Living on the reservation wasn’t all bad,” Cope said, leaving his comment open-ended, hoping Jude would open up a bit more.

Jude opened his mouth, looking as if he had a quick comeback locked and loaded. Instead of firing it off, he sighed. “Yeah, it wasn’t all bad. I learned so much from Eagle but allowed that to be eclipsed by the way the rest of our people tried to shun me.” He picked up Cope’s hand and led him over to Wolf and Eagle.

“I want to learn more about our family,” Wolf said. “Daddy said we’d talk about my other parents.”

Jude’s panic-filled eyes widened. With a sigh, he turned to his grandfather. “I think now’s a good time for that, don’t you, Eagle?”

Nodding, Jude’s grandfather walked Wolf back to a nearby bench. Cope and Jude sat on the other side of their son.

Cope knew all along that this day would come. Wolf knew from an early age that he’d been adopted. He and Jude had agreed early on that they wouldn’t hide anything from Wolf but hadn’t settled on a time when they’d tell Wolf his own origin story.

“What do you know about your parents?” Eagle asked gently.

“I know that they’re in heaven, right, Daddy?” Wolf turned to Jude, who nodded.

Eagle reached for his phone and tapped the screen. He turned it around to show Wolf. “This is Jacob and Sue.”

Wolf’s dark eyes lit up. “They look just like me!”

Cope, with his blond hair and blue eyes, knew this day was coming, when Wolf would see everything his biological parents had in common with him.

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