Third Time's a Ghost by Carrie Pulkinen

Author:Carrie Pulkinen [Pulkinen, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

What the hell? Gage dropped into a chair and leaned his elbows on the table. He’d been able to dismiss Erica’s peculiar behavior at the theater for the sheer relief that she’d forgiven him…or so he thought. But for her to not remember him being there, much less having sex with him, was beyond strange. The unexpected way she’d acted. The bizarre look in her eyes as she’d prowled toward him… Erica wasn’t the type to prowl.

It was almost as if she’d been…possessed.

Shit. He shot out of the chair and raced to his bookcase. Pulling volume after volume of paranormal references off the shelves, he stacked them on the coffee table and began his research. He scoured the texts, searching for anything that resembled what had happened to Erica that afternoon. After an hour of reading, pausing only to turn the damn oven off before he burned the place down—so much for that candle-lit dinner—he’d come to one conclusion. She hadn’t been possessed by a demon.

Too many tell-tale signs of demon possession hadn’t been present in Erica. Her eyes hadn’t glazed or gotten glossy…they’d been hungry. Her movements had been fluid like whatever was controlling her had experience with a human form. That meant whatever got inside her had been human once itself.

But could a ghost exert that much control over a living being? He’d seen the long-term effects channeling too many spirits could have on a medium, but he’d never witnessed anything like what he’d seen this afternoon. Unfortunately, the one person who could answer his questions was vacationing seven thousand miles away. Allison had told him to call her if anything urgent came up with D.A.P.S…

He checked the clock. Eight-thirty p.m. What time would it be in Fiji? Twelve-thirty tomorrow? One-thirty? It was afternoon, anyway. Hopefully she’d have her phone on her. He dialed her number and prayed the call would go through.

“Hi, Gage.” Allison’s cheerful voice rang in his ear.

“I’m so sorry to bother you on your vacation.”

“It’s no problem. We just finished lunch. What’s up?”

He let out a hard breath. “I need some psychic advice.”

She chuckled. “I can’t do readings over the phone. You know my ability doesn’t work that way.”

He switched the phone to his other ear. “Not that kind of advice. I have this…friend. Her name’s Erica.”

“Oh? A girlfriend?” Her voice raised an octave as if she were smiling.

“Maybe. I don’t know. Anyway…Is it possible for a spirit to possess someone? I’m not talking about channeling like you do. Not communication through a living person, but can they actually make a living person do and say things against their will?”

She paused, the humor draining from her voice. “It’s possible. The ghost would have to be incredibly strong though.”

He shot to his feet and paced the living room. “Has it ever happened to you?”

“Logan’s ghost got inside my head, remember? I might’ve jumped out the window if you guys hadn’t stopped me. What happened to Erica?”

“Nothing dangerous like that.” He plucked a rose from the vase and pressed the soft petals against his nose.

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