Spirits, Rock Stars, and a Midnight Chocolate Bar by Deanna Chase

Author:Deanna Chase [Deanna Chase]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bayou Moon Press, LLC
Published: 2016-08-16T07:00:00+00:00

16

Before I could say anything, Surfer Dude was back with our drinks. “So what’s the plan? Are you two doing any more investigating today?”

“Maybe.” I hedged, trying to be as vague as possible. Our ploy to use ghost hunting as a cover was backfiring.

“Great!” Surfer Dude glanced at the clock. “I get off at two. I’d love to come observe if you don’t mind. I know all about EMF detectors and gathering data. I could set stuff up, hold the video camera, anything. Just let me know what I can do.”

Crap on a cracker. The last thing we needed was an amateur hunter getting in the way. We didn’t have time for that. “I think we’re just conducting interviews today. Maybe next time.”

I jumped to my feet and grabbed the edge of the bar when dizziness kicked in. Whoa. Those drinks had been stronger than I’d realized. Of course, we also hadn’t eaten lunch.

“Well, if you change your mind, just come by the bar. Whoever is here can get in touch with me.”

“Yeah, sure.” I tugged on Julius’s arm.

He slid off the stool, beer in hand, his eyes still blazing blue. He let me lead him away, but he didn’t speak and kept sweeping his gaze back and forth over the deck as if searching for something.

Spotting a deserted corner in the shade, I made a beeline for the table. “Sit,” I ordered Julius as I sat across from him.

He didn’t respond.

I stifled a sigh. “Julius?”

Still no response.

A twinge of panic pinched my gut. Time for a new tactic. “Who are you looking for?”

“My girlfriend,” he said, squinting into the sun. “Have you seen her?”

Yes. She’s right here, I wanted to scream, but it was clear to me whoever was speaking through Julius definitely wasn’t Julius. “Maybe. Who’s your girlfriend again?”

“She’s missing,” he said.

“Okay. When did she go missing?”

A muscle in his jaw started to pulse. “Last night.”

“At the chocolate competition?”

He finally turned to stare at me, anger flickering through his steely gaze. “What are you talking about? She was in the elevator. You were there.”

Oh holy hell! The image of the woman singing in the moonlight flashed in my mind followed by her reaching out to Julius. Only she hadn’t been seeing him, she’d been seeing whoever was possessing him. My heart started to pound, and I sucked in a sharp breath, regaining my composure. “You’re looking for Vienna Vox.”

He nodded once and scanned the deck again.

I replayed what he’d said. He was looking for his girlfriend. How could that be? The bartender said Razer had gotten off the ship right after Vienna had disappeared, that he’d never spoken to Muse again. But what if he hadn’t left? What if he’d been trapped in room 1538 for the past ten years?

“Razer?” I asked.

“What?” he barked out, then downed half the beer before placing the mug back on the table.

Son of a mother. That explained why Julius had called Vienna Vivi the night before and why he couldn’t remember leaving the chocolate party.

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