Phantom Warriors: Bacchus by Jordan Summers

Author:Jordan Summers
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781419907487
Published: 2012-03-20T16:48:40+00:00

“Believe what?”

Jill handed Bacchus the mug. “I can’t believe that Ryan sought professional help. He hated the psychiatrist I sent John to. Called him a quack for not realizing how depressed my brother was at the time. Ryan kept going on and on about shrinking heads and all that bull. I’m sure he thought he was helping John, but the truth is, my brother didn’t want our help. What’s that old cliché? You can lead a horse to water… Now all we have left is guilt and what ifs.” She paused, then plunged on. “The truth is, Ryan blames me for John’s death.”

Bacchus peered over the top of the coffee cup at her. The steam curled over his glasses like ghostly shadows. He didn’t so much look at her as look right through her.

Jill fidgeted under his close scrutiny.

“Ryan may not express it well, but he cares about you very much. I know this to be so. He worries that you’re allowing your life to slip by without truly living.”

“If he cared about me so much, he wouldn’t have thrown away our relationship nine months ago.”

“He was a fool,” Bacchus said.

Jill shook her head, feeling renewed warmth flood her face. “That’s not true.

Everyone deals with death differently. Ryan chose to run away. But if it’ll make him feel better, you can tell Ryan that I have a full life.” She waved her hand around to indicate the house.

Bacchus cocked his head and stared at her.

“If you don’t believe me, then look around you.”

He snorted. “We could argue semantics, but I think you’ve already proven my point by getting so defensive.”

“How dare you! Who in the hell—”

Bacchus held up his hand to halt her words. “When was the last time you went out with a man?”

Jill put her mug down with a clink. “I don’t see how that has anything to do with Ryan’s state of mind.”

“It helps if I can get to know the people close to the individual I’ve absorbed.”

“Absorbed? Like a sponge? That’s a strange way of putting it, but I think I understand.” She curled her legs under her body and sat back. “I haven’t dated anyone since Ryan left. I wasn’t exactly in a hurry to get back out there after a death in the family and a broken engagement.”

Gosh, she sounded pathetic to her own ears. What must the doctor think? Jill glanced at his face. For a second, she could’ve sworn he looked pleased, but the expression disappeared so quickly, Jill decided she was mistaken. Why would he care if she dated, when it was Ryan they were discussing? At least she thought that’s who they were talking about. Jill reached behind her and adjusted the can of pepper spray. It’d slipped and had started to jab her. That done, she took a sip of coffee.

“When was the last time you had sex?” Bacchus put his cup down and leaned closer.

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