Origins (The Grimm Cases Book 1) by Lyla Oweds

Author:Lyla Oweds [Oweds, Lyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyla Oweds
Published: 2018-08-21T05:00:00+00:00

I couldn’t take a bath with Julian in the house. What if he woke up and needed me? I couldn’t fail in my duty as hostess. So, I spent the next half an hour lounging in the kitchen, both trying to kill time and figure out dinner. I couldn’t blame Julian for forgetting to get something, since he clearly had a full schedule and was now being roped into helping me with my ghost problem.

At the same time, I felt strange. Finn never would have done something like this for me. Yet, now I had these new friends who were treating me as if they’d known me for years. Was this what friendship was supposed to be like?

The only thing I knew for certain was that I had to make this the best slumber party/ghost hunting experience they have ever had. And one requirement to get this accomplished was pure unadulterated caffeine.

I finished prepping the coffee maker, my excitement outweighing nervousness. It had been a long time since Finn and I had our last sleepover...

And once again, my thoughts drifted back to Finn. It was inevitable, considering I had known him for over half my life.

Everything about this day felt surreal. Damen had asked me to be his friend, I had gone out to lunch in a fancy public place…and Titus. There was too much going on, and I was way too emotionally exhausted to think about everything that had happened today with Finn.

I had both of my cell phones out beside each other, and it was hard to miss them in plain view on the counter. Throughout the afternoon, they had been a constant reminder of a problem I needed to address. But now there was nothing distracting me—not even the things I needed to take care of around the house.

It was hard not to compare the two devices. Not only in appearance, but also in what they symbolized.

Titus had taken the time to pick out something he thought I’d like. That action spoke volumes—even he was trying to be a better friend than Finn had ever been. And it was ironic that Titus had been right on the mark. Plus, the fact he also enjoyed cute things only made him seem more human, and less scary.

My gaze drifted toward the phone Finn had given me. It was still off—I had tried not to touch it much. But I couldn’t avoid it forever.

Pulling it to me, I sighed. It was past the time my mother would have messaged me, and I would need to respond. Other than that, I would either have many messages from Finn—or complete silence.

I didn’t know which would be worse.

The phone had barely started up before two alerts chimed from the device. Two new messages.

My mother’s message was brief—as usual. She only wanted to know how classes were going. I replied that I was studying for the evening. And I knew that would be it, there would be no other inquiries into my life.

The other message was from Finn.

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