Zack and the Dark Shaft by Gracie C. Mckeever

Author:Gracie C. Mckeever [Mckeever, Gracie C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Siren Publishing, Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Zack and the Dark Shaft

47

“No one’s saying you were a bad person, just—” Zack cut himself off when he saw Zara pouting in his mind, arms folded across her breasts as she flung herself backwards. The next thing he knew he was flat on his back on the sofa.

“What the—”

Zack! I’m…I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.

Zack shook his head and sprang to his feet, arms thrust out like an inexperienced ice skater on a frozen pond. He took two steps away from the sofa, testing his legs as if he expected them to go out from under him any second.

Are you okay?

“I think so.” He was shook up, heart pounding at the idea of losing his free will, losing his bodily functions to another consciousness even if that consciousness was his sister’s.

Zara had never exerted power over his body while he was awake. She communicated with him, intermittently buzzing in his head like an annoying fly throughout the day, but never had she been able to manipulate his body to the point of…flinging him. If she did have the ability, she’d never shown it before now.

What else could she do with his body? What else could she do to him, and without hurting herself in the bargain?

I’m still your sister, Zack. Just Zara. Not some ogre who wants to hurt you.

“Fine, then leave me alone to deal with Quincy in my own way.”

I can’t do that. I don’t have much ti—

Someone rang the doorbell and Zack almost ran to answer it, glad for the break, until he opened the door and saw who was on the other side.

“I should be used to that just-seen-a-ghost expression on your face by now. I see it when you’re going and when I’m coming.”

“Quincy! What are you doing here?”

“Nice to see you too.” Quincy leaned in and pecked Zack on the cheek.

All Zack could do was accept it and step aside while the other man eased passed him into the apartment.

Zack closed the door, gaping when Quincy stopped in the middle of the living room and turned back to him. When he showed no intention of going 48

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closer, Quincy crossed the floor back to him. “If Mohammed won’t come to the mountain…” He firmly cupped Zack’s face with both hands and Zack shuddered at the electric tingles that shot through his body and Zara’s like vibrations echoing through him.

He wasn’t going to make it through this encounter if he had to deal with his own emotions and reactions and hers too.

“You look like shit.”

“Gee, you sure know how to woo a guy.” Zack heard Zara giggling in his head at the same time Quincy chuckled in his face.

“What I meant was, you need a break. You work too hard.”

“You should talk. I saw what kind of time you put in getting Zara’s up and running.”

“I’m not here to talk about Zara, Zack. I’m here to talk about you and me.”

Yes!

“Don’t get your hopes up,” Zack mumbled for Zara’s ears only and watched as Quincy arched his brows.

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