Hidden Enemy by JP McLean
Author:JP McLean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: flying humans paranormal flight magic and mystery, British Columbia set in Vancouver west coast, beach reading escape read vacation read, ghost fiction ghost thriller books with ghosts, strong female lead paranormal superpowers, urban fantasy series supernatural mystery, supernatural series supernatural thriller
Publisher: WindStorm Press
Published: 2018-11-27T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Seventeen
Rumbles was closed by the time I drove by, not that I could visit Molly anyway. Iâd need a cover story for my fresh injuries first. But it was too light outside to go flying, and I didnât really feel like going back to the cottage, so I pulled into the Safeway parking lot and dialled Eden.
âI was hoping youâd call,â she said. âAnd please donât tell me youâre only now getting home from your date?â
Was that just last night? âIâm afraid the date wasnât quite that successful.â In the aftermath of the Tribunalâs visit, my dinner with Dean had been relegated to distant memory. âI know itâs Saturday night and all, but do you feel like getting together?â
âSure. Alex wonât be home for a few more hours. How about I come by?â
âNo,â I blurted out. âIâm not at home.â
âO . . .kay,â Eden said. âIs everything all right?â
âYes, for now, but I could use your advice.â
âWhy donât you come over here then?â
âIâd rather meet somewhere else.â I hadnât forgotten Jamesâs warning about making her and Alex a target of the Tribunal. âHave you eaten yet?â
âNo. Do you want to meet at the Turtle?â
âThat sounds perfect.â The Neon Turtle was a Thai fusion restaurant tucked into a row of trendy shops not far from the other side of the park. Eden had introduced me to it.
The Turtleâs neighbourhood was busy, which put parking at a premium. The closest spot I could find was two blocks away on a dead-end residential street, abutting the park.
The heady aroma of Thai curry wafted out to greet me when I opened the door. The place was like those little SenSen liquorice breath freshenersâtiny but packing a lot of punch. A dozen tables crowded the restaurantâs narrow floor space. Dim lighting added to the warmth of the textured yellow walls. I spotted Eden at a table halfway down. I used my hair like a curtain to hide the tape and the worst of the bruising and ducked my head as I seated myself.
âThereâs room outside on the patio . . .â She stopped abruptly when she got a look at my face. âWhat happened?â she gasped, reaching out to lift my hair away.
âAvery fixed me up. Iâm okay.â I re-established the curtain to camouflage my injuries from the other diners.
âThis didnât happen on your date?â
âNo. The date was a failure, but not because of Dean.â
âI think youâd better tell me what happened.â
I began with Dean. Eden was a quality listener, rarely interrupting and never second-guessing my actions, even the daft ones. âIâm sorry,â was all she said when I told her how the date ended.
The satay and coconut chicken curry with cashews arrived with a big bowl of rice. We ate family style, sharing the fragrant dishes. My teeth ached where Sebastian had hit me. I skipped over my encounter with Case and picked up again with the alarm going off. She dropped her spoon and clutched my arm at the point where the Tribunal showed up in my house and squeezed tighter when she heard about Mason and then James.
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