Graveyard Shift by Jenn Burke

Author:Jenn Burke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-13T16:51:10+00:00

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By the time we got the tables out of the garage and I brought out the giant punch bowl, the street was packed. Someone had set up a decent sound system at the end of one of the neighboring driveways and was playing Halloween classics mixed in with anything horror-sounding.

I waved at my neighbors and their guests and handed out plastic glasses of punch and...honestly, had a better time than I thought I was going to. It didn’t hurt that Hudson was right there in his skintight black shirt and shiny vinyl cop hat, giving me a boost of happiness whenever I looked at him. He helped hand out drinks, joined me in an impromptu “YMCA” dance when the DJ across the street figured out who we were supposed to be, and even socialized—gasp!—having an in-depth conversation with the hockey mom from a few doors down about the Leafs’ chances this year.

When someone new stopped in front of the table, I turned to offer them a cup of punch.

I wasn’t expecting to see Priya standing there. “What the hell?”

“Wes, I know. I’m sorry. I can explain.”

“Hud!”

“Shit,” she muttered as Hudson started toward us.

“What are you doing here?” he growled. “And who are you? I called Lance and he told me—”

“That I’m dead. I know. That’s what he thinks. Look—”

Hudson gripped Priya’s chin and turned her face to the side, and I saw the ugly bruise marring her cheek and temple. “Who hit you?”

“Can we go inside? I’ll explain, I swear.”

“People were looking for you,” I said. “European guys with tactical vests and giant guns.”

“Fuck. Here? Really?” She glanced over her shoulder.

The fact that she knew exactly what I was talking about was not reassuring. Not asking who the guys were or why they were after her meant there were no questions in her mind. And if she knew about paranormal cops...who the hell was she?

“Let’s go inside.” She was starting to sound more desperate. Hudson moved to the side slightly so he could get a better view of the crowd behind her, probably tipped off by how nervous she was. “I promise I’ll tell you everything—”

Her eyes flashed black and she stepped sideways. Before I could understand what I’d seen, something slammed into my forehead and the world disappeared.

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