Wraith: A Shadow World Novella by Julia Banks

Author:Julia Banks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, mystery, ghosts, pilots, young adult, college, alaska, female sleuths, psychics, new adult

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Liv’s face was red and swollen when she greeted us at the entrance to the Blue Moon. She opened the door the moment we pulled up and rushed down the walkway to meet us. A police car was parked outside and from the amount of snow on its windows, it had been there a while.

“That’s my dad’s car,” Hunter said after he pulled off his snow-crusted ski mask. He stomped on the mat with his boots and rubbed his hands together in an effort to get warm. If the numbness in my own hands was any indication, it was going to take a while. When Liv’s gaze fell on his shotgun he took it off and laid it against the wall. I did the same, half expecting her to ask us why we’d brought them.

She didn’t ask. I almost wished she would. Somehow her acceptance of the danger made it worse.

“Your father came as soon as I called,” Liv said to Hunter, hugging herself to stop the shaking. “He’s upstairs in Annie’s room. There was another guy, too, but he had to leave. I think there was a car accident.” Tears spilled down her cheeks and she swiped at them with the back of her hand.

“We should get back upstairs,” Gavin said, taking hold of Liv’s elbow and guiding her toward the stairs that led to their apartment.

“I want to go look for her,” Liv said, resisting his effort to nudge her forward. “She’s out there all alone. And she’s scared. She’s really scared. I can feel it.” She place her fist over her heart and looked at me, her face a mask of grief. “I swear to God I can feel it.”

“I can feel it too, Liv,” Gavin said quietly. Though he wasn’t as visibly upset as his wife, his composure seemed as fragile as hers was. Probably the only reason he hadn’t broken down was that he was trying to be strong for Liv. “But there’s no point walking out into a blizzard when we don’t even know where to look. Maybe Kira can help us.”

The butterflies in my stomach felt as if they were multiplying at the speed of light. Funny that I’d spent so much of life wishing I wouldn’t see the future and now I was terrified I might not be able to do that. I shoved my ski mask into my jacket pocket, along with my gloves. “I’ll give it my best shot,” I said, mounting the first step. “But I can’t promise anything. My visions are—well, let’s just say I can’t control them. I don’t know when they’ll happen or if they’ll happen at all.”

“But you saw Annie before,” Liv said. “You said you’d been dreaming of her for weeks.”

“She has,” Hunter said from behind me. “But even Kira’s not sure what her dreams mean. They keep changing on her, like a moving target.”

Bad choice of simile, I thought, wincing inwardly. “I’ll do my best,” I said, reaching the top stair and stepping up into the apartment.

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