Willowhope Manor (Beyond the Realm: Remember Book 2) by Sammi Cee

Author:Sammi Cee [Cee, Sammi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Chance

“Sir, you must get up. It’s important. Samuel needs you. He’s been waiting for you all these years, sir. Please. They all need you.”

The voice in my dreams made no sense, but that name, Samuel... Why did I know that name? Instinctively, I knew that was the name of the boy who’d told me to remember Willowhope Manor. A picture of the little boy in his worn clothes floated through my mind. I saw him playing jacks in the driveway with another small child of the same age, another one who looked very familiar. Was that—

“Sir, please. You have to go back to the study. Only you can help.”

I wanted the voice to stop talking. Its words prickled at my mind, aggravating me. And why couldn’t I see him? Only the little boys playing jacks...

“Don’t you remember, Samuel, sir? You two had such fun that summer. I watched you from the window.” I couldn’t have played with that boy when I was little. He’d be grown up now, like me. But yet, he had seemed familiar from the beginning, hadn’t he?

A hand jostled me and a cold burst shot down my shoulder. My breath hitched, and my lungs seized. I held my breath and squeezed my eyes shut. When did I wake up? No, I was still asleep. This all had to be the beginnings of a terrible nightmare. Maybe I drank too much coffee before bed.

But I sensed a presence in my room. It hovered over me. I could feel...something. I wished my mom was here. Why hadn’t I called her and asked her what she thought about me buying a place that was close to two hundred years old? Because I didn’t want to believe her claims of the afterlife, of souls who needed our assistance. I’d denied it for so long. But didn’t you know? From the moment you saw Samuel, didn’t a part of you remember? Is that why I didn’t call her? Because she’d have told me what to watch for, what to do to make sure that—

“Sir, please. I’ve waited so anxiously for you to use the key. I left it and the letter for you so you could help them. I thought it would make you curious. They need peace, sir. Please. Samuel needs his mommy.”

This couldn’t be real. It had to be...something. Coldness washed over the side of my face like a caress, and as discreetly as possible, I burrowed deeper into my blankets.

“I know this must be a terrible shock for you, sir. But we all need you.”

Fear coursed through me, chilling the blood racing through my veins. The longer he talked, the more sure I became that I was wide awake. Not dreaming. Not a nightmare. Someone was in my room. The voice sounded so far away, like a narrator off to the side of the stage at a play telling the story as the actors went through the motions, while at the same time ringing so clearly in my ears.

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