Midnight Magic (A Ghost & Abby Mystery Book 1) by Jo-Ann Carson

Author:Jo-Ann Carson [Carson, Jo-Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781989031001
Publisher: JRT Publications
Published: 2017-11-12T18:30:00+00:00

16

By the time we got out of the tunnel I had mud caked in my hair and stuck on my arms as if it were a second skin, and I could taste it in my mouth. The dungeon-damp smell clung to the inside of my nostrils. But what I hated was that we returned to our office in the attic of the teahouse with more questions than answers.

I washed off the mud on my arms and face, but no soap could take away my mounting anxiety. I made myself a strong cup of instant coffee, while Eric stood by the window and stared out to sea.

I drank half a cup before I said anything. “Okay, Eric. What’s up?”

“You can’t trust a draugr. Ever. It worries me that we didn’t see her when we got out of the tunnel. She’s up to something.”

“I can’t worry about Aslog right now. I’m focusing on finding the damn book.” I pulled a hand through my tangled ponytail. “We need to take one step at a time. For starters, what do I say to Charisma?”

Eric shook his head. “The whole thing makes no sense. I have been told to obey guardians, but it doesn’t feel right in my gut. Is she jerking us around or is the Zagar magic that complicated?”

I shrugged. I had no answers.

“And Aslog worries me. Draugrs lie, steal, cheat and murder. That’s what they do. You smell like candy to her. Do not let her make you think otherwise. I don’t like that she knows where you live. I should never have encouraged you to become a private detective.”

Needing to accomplish something, I pulled a hair brush out of my desk, took the elastic out of my hair and started working through the tangled mess. A second later I said, “Draugrs are like vampires, right?”

“Somewhat. They like human blood.”

I could ask him what the difference was, but the topic was way too creepy. “So what do you think we should do?” I gulped down the rest of my coffee in a long swallow and pulled on my hair. “And don’t say quit.”

“We need to kill the draugr. That has to be done for your safety and for the safety of the cove.”

“But what about the diamonds?”

Eric hung his head back and groaned, not a nice sound coming from a ghost. “What do we want with sparkly rocks and magic? Your job as a janitor in this house brings in enough money for you to eat. Your family will get by.”

“But I want to do more than ‘get by.’ I want to make my PI business work, Eric. You know how much it means to me. I want to buy ice-cream and toys for the kids, get them into soccer when they’re old enough, give them swimming lessons . . .” I didn’t bother mentioning the leaking roof. I wanted them to have a safe and comfortable home.

He held his hand up to stop me. I knew it hurt him that he

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