Reap & Redeem by Lisa Medley

Author:Lisa Medley [Medley Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Published: 2014-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

He took her hand and led her from the crypt into the most beautiful cemetery she’d ever seen. Century-old oak and maple trees created a shady canopy, and the grass was clipped low to the ground, edged to perfection around each marker. A variety of stones and markers were arranged in neat grids across the grounds. In fact, it really seemed much more like a park than a cemetery. Stone benches were scattered throughout, too, and there was even a picnic table under a gazebo in the center of the grounds.

They left the cemetery and walked in silence, Kylen leading her several blocks down the busy main street in Meridian. White-collar workers hustled across the sidewalks in their shiny shoes and crisp suits, in and out of office buildings surrounding the bustling historic town square.

Kylen pulled her down a narrow alley, darkened by the height of the buildings that surrounded it. He stopped at a heavy wooden door and pulled her into a tavern advertising Stag beer above it. As lunch destinations went, this would not have been her first choice. She’d visited several lovely bistros in the area for her “Food & Cuisine” column. Gilardis or The Aviary would have been delightful, although she had trouble picturing Kylen sitting at one of those tiny round tables eating a cannoli or crepe.

After surveying the bar, filled with just a few hardcore patrons scattered throughout, Kylen led her to a booth against the back wall. Motioning for her to sit across from him, he took a seat that put his back against the wall and gave him a full view of the one visible door. A busty waitress sashayed over with two glasses of water, ready to take their orders. Kylen ordered for them both without making eye contact with the waitress: two cheeseburgers, a basket of fries and a beer for himself.

“You got it, sugar,” she said. “You’re here awful early today. We usually don’t see you until the wee hours.”

Kylen ignored her, and she left to turn in their order.

“A friend of yours?” Olivia asked.

“No.”

“Well, I would hope not. You were very rude to her.”

Kylen grunted and leaned back in the booth, stretching out his legs under the table and crossing his arms over his chest in an I-am-relaxed-but-don’t-mess-with-me pose.

Unintimidated, Olivia continued, “I need some answers, Kylen. Ruth told me a lot, but it’s so different to have actually experienced it.… I still don’t get how you zapped us to the cemetery. And more importantly, why every time you touch me you shock the crap out of me…in a good kind of way,” she added shyly.

“We’re not human, Olivia. Not entirely. We can travel through the equivalent of a subway from consecrated ground to consecrated ground. Most supernatural entities can move this way. Some have more restrictions, some have less. Demons and the minions of Hell move through different portals. Deacon and Nate don’t even need to enter the subway through consecrated ground. They can access it from anywhere.

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