Lights, Camera, Action (Paranormal Talent Agency Book 1) by Silvio Heather

Author:Silvio, Heather [Silvio, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Amateur sleuth, cozy, Cozy Mystery, Empath, Entertainment industry meets the supernatural, Fantasy romance novella series, happily ever after, Las Vegas, Paranormal, paranormal cozy, Romantic paranormal cozy, Supernatural, supernatural suspense, sweet romance
Publisher: Panther Books
Published: 2018-10-05T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Alex pulled a chair close to me and sat. He was careful not to touch me, I noticed. “Catherine? Are you okay?”

I sat up so abruptly, our heads nearly collided. “Am I okay? Am I okay?” My voice rose a notch with each question. I stopped and regained control of myself. “Continue.”

“Yes, an incubus is a demon. I am a half-incubus. My mother was a human seduced by an incubus. Normally children don’t result from these unions, but,” he shrugged, “I’m here.”

“Yes, you are.”

This time Alex remained silent.

“You seduce women?”

“Um, I can actually seduce women or men; it’s not necessarily a sexual thing.”

I smirked when a blush spread across his face.

“Wait. How does that work? Have you seduced me? Is that why I find you so attractive?” I stared at him incredulously.

He grinned wickedly at those questions. “Not at all, Catherine. I swear to you that I have not seduced you – at least not in that way. Though I’d still like to explore—”

That was not fully true and a knot formed in my stomach. “Not yet,” I stopped him and he obliged. “How does it work?”

“The seduction, simply by proximity. Pheromones, I suppose.”

I nodded. That seemed reasonable. You know, given the topic.

“To make irresistible suggestions to other people, I inhale a tiny amount of the other person’s soul.”

“That’s the white mist I saw?”

“Yes.”

“Wait. You inhale part of their soul?”

“Yes.”

I felt the blood draining from my face. He inhaled their souls. “It is you, killing the women!”

“Rumors of the deadliness of my abilities have been greatly exaggerated,” he quipped.

“How can you joke about this?”

Immediately contrite, he explained. “I rarely use my abilities, and when I do, it’s only the smallest amount of soul necessary to achieve the desired results.”

“You sound so clinical.”

“Sorry.”

I waved off the apology. “You said you rarely use your abilities. When do you?”

“Mostly if I need to calm someone down.”

“Like Michael Onyx outside the restaurant.”

“Yes.”

“You’ve never used them to harm anyone?”

“If you’re asking if I’ve ever killed anyone, I can’t say that.” I inhaled sharply and he hurried to continue. “I didn’t always know how to use my abilities safely. But, I have never taken deliberate advantage of anyone. And I didn’t kill those four women.”

I noticed his careful word choice. I still found myself sympathizing. What he said was true; and how would I handle it if I learned I could suck souls and control people? I’d struggled with feeling like a freak when I found out I could tell if someone was being truthful.

“It seems that sucking out someone’s soul would be bad even if you didn’t kill them. Does it,” I struggled for the right word, “grow back or regenerate?”

Alex chuckled. “Yes, it replenishes. Think of it like the liver,” he explained. “You can lose some—”

“Like from drinking alcohol?”

“I was thinking more like from trauma, but probably,” he answered with a smile. “The development of new cells will continue; the soul is somewhat like that.”

I hesitated, considering the logic in the analogy. “Okay,” I finally said.

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