The Haunted Reckoning by Michelle Dorey

Author:Michelle Dorey [Dorey, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781988913162
Published: 2019-02-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

OH. MY. GOD.

Paige could only stare. Of course it was Melanie, but at the same time...what had happened to the sweet demure girl she’d hung out with? Melanie had blown past assertion going straight to aggression.

“Melanie? What the—”

“First off, how’s your mother?” Melanie gripped Paige’s shoulders giving her a little shake.

Paige was still reeling seeing the fire in Melanie’s eyes, the expensive leather coat and tight jeans topping spiked-heeled boots. She was even wearing makeup, and her hair was a crafted mess of toppled curls! This wasn’t the same Melanie Walker who’d always been a chameleon blending into the background.

To say nothing of the fact that it had been years since she’d talked to Melanie. Yet, here she was giving Paige the third degree! And how did she know about Aubree?

Paige’s face tightened, and she blared right back at her friend. “Mom’s fine! Well, not fine but she will be! And what do you know about Aubree? How the hell—”

“I dream about her every night—a little girl playing in a sandbox! What the hell? But the really weird thing is that you’re there too!” Melanie stepped back, and for the first time she folded into herself, the way she always had. She even chewed at the cuticle of her thumbnail, staring down at the sidewalk. This was the Melanie that Paige knew.

But how was it possible that Melanie was involved in this too? The same dreams?

Paige thrust the bracelet in front of her friend’s face. Melanie didn’t need to say anything; the horror in her eyes said it all.

“That’s hers. How did you get this?” Melanie pulled her shoulders back, her eyes now hard and glittering. She tried to take it from Paige, but her fingers only clawed at Paige’s sleeve. “Give it to me!”

“No!”

“Let me see it, dammit!” Melanie reached around Paige’s back, scrabbling at the bracelet. Paige held it up as high as she could while shoving the woman back.

“No! It’s mine. You’re not having it!”

Melanie made one last swipe of her hand, but Paige held it high. Considering that Paige was almost six feet tall while Melanie barely topped five three, it was a no brainer. There was no way Mel was getting it.

Melanie stopped her clawing and crossed her arms. “Goddamn it, Paige! You’re acting like Golem in Lord of the Freaking Rings! I swear to God, if you say ‘precious,’ I’m gonna brain you!”

Paige’s mouth hung open in shock, and then she laughed lightly. Still keeping her distance, she said, “Melanie, I had those same dreams. I went to her house and found this.” Paige felt tears stinging the backs of her eyes, and she took a deep breath to avoid breaking down in front of her friend. “I know why I had those dreams, but what I don’t get is why you’re dreaming of her. How are you connected? Were you in Albany? We need to talk. C’mon.” She grabbed the sleeve of Melanie’s jacket and tugged her along, crossing the street.

Melanie yanked her arm away but kept up the fast stride alongside Paige, her heels clacking on the asphalt.

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