Shadow Kiss: Ghostly Shadows by Ivy Alyssa Rose

Author:Ivy, Alyssa Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-05T16:00:00+00:00

Gabriella

“Are we really going over to that house?” I asked as soon as the brothers left.

“Yes. Of course we are.” Rexton picked up the wine glasses, two to a hand, and carried them into the kitchen.

I picked up the bottles, one empty, and one half full, and followed him. “After we do research.”

“Oh. I’ve done the research.”

“Wait. What?” I set the bottles down on the counter. “Why didn’t you say something earlier?”

“Because it wasn’t the right time to reveal it. Initial client meetings are designed to get the information we need from the clients and to put them at ease.” He turned on the sink and proceeded to start washing out the glasses. The action surprised me. He didn’t seem the type to clean things up right away. But maybe that was just part of his go-getter personality. He didn’t put things off.

“What about putting us at ease?” I wasn’t sure why I was admitting my discomfort to him. I generally didn’t want anyone to know I was afraid or worried. But somehow here I was letting the last person in the world I should know how vulnerable I was. Then again, I was showing him that time and time again with how I responded to his touch.

“You have no reason to worry. I’ll be with you.”

“Oh? And that’s going to protect me from everything?” I eyed his muscular arms even though I knew this kind of protection would need to go beyond the physical. The brothers had talked about visions; I sure wasn’t looking forward to thoughts about my death.

“From everything? No. But I’ll make sure you survive this. If things get bad you leave. End of story.”

At least he wasn’t lying. He wasn’t pretending I could be shielded from everything. “Like I’m going to leave you in a bad situation?”

“You going soft on me?”

“Not soft. But I don’t leave people. It’s not who I am.” I had plenty of flaws, but that wasn’t one of them.

“Hence why you get so attached to your ghost friends.” Maybe. He was right whether I wanted to admit it or not.

“Do we really have to go down that train of thought again?”

“Are there other trains of thought you’d rather go down?” He set the glasses down to dry.

“No. Stop. But I don’t need you telling me how I mess things up.”

“It’s not messing it up. You just get attached. You can’t get attached to these ghosts.”

“Trust me. I’m not going to get attached to a ghost that murders people.”

“Knowing ghosts the way you do, do you think it was murder?” He put a stopper in the half-full bottle and tossed the empty one in a bin.

“How would I know? I thought I knew ghosts, but then you told me they might actually be dangerous.”

“I’m asking you your gut feeling going into this assignment.”

“Assignment? Is that what you call them?”

“Do you have a better name?”

“Fine. I don’t have a gut feeling. Unless you count the way my gut is churning with nerves.” I’d been nervous since the brothers shared their story, but I was also fascinated.

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