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"This wasn’t the reunion I planned," he said with a shallow laugh Somewhere deep inside I kneorried as much as I was, but he hid it with huh the air I raised my head froe maze

"Gwen?" Holly called My heart rate sped up while my hands pushed Aiden "You have to leave," I whispered He listened for a few ot ether, and Aiden pulled me into the hard plains of his body

"What would she be doing out here?" Holly questioned

"The ," Kye answered

I broke our kiss and shoved Aiden again If Holly found out he was here, she’d kill hiht," Aiden whispered and vanished in a blur

My hands were shaking and ht with her hand in the cookie jar I closed hexercise a few ti and my heart was back to a normal rhythm

Holly and Kye rounded the corner, and I turned to face therinned like he was onto me, while Holly inspectedyou?" she asked

I shookto relax I must have slipped into a daze I’m sorry I didn’t hear you, what did you need?" I hoped my voice didn’t betray my lie

"I just wanted toto ain I had to follow her orders, so I nodded my head, afraid ood Itineraries have been delivered to every rooht," she said

I glanced at Kye to keep frohten and his body stiffen There was so I planned to find out

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I was scared awake bright and early the nextfromso Instead, Kye stood on the other side, his arms crossed and a scowl on his face as he observed I was still in my pajamas

"You have ten minutes to meet me out front," he turned and headed down the stairs

I rolledI needed to be coa pants, a black tank top and topped it off with a black and pink jacket I tied my Adidas shoes and pulled my hair up into a ain, I wasn’t trying to impress anyone

I hurried down the stone staircase and irl had to eat I scoured the expansive kitchen for so on a banana and a bottle of water

When I walked outside, Kye’s disapproval was obvious I rolled my eyes and finished the last bite ofside of the bed," I mumbled

"Anyone who has to train you would be in a foulTell Holly to pick someone else for her evil plan" I headed down the stone steps and waited for Kye to follow est Holly find someone else, she had her mind made up--I was her sole focus

Kye padded down the stairs and headed to the right "Well, come on then," he called over his shoulder I snorted and followed hi to accept I raveyards I didn’t want to befriend the things that go buht, well except for a certain sexy varounds He stopped in front of a large toht The only words inscribed on the stone was a name--Irene Bartlett I found it odd that no dates or personal inscription was added

"I was told you interacted with a spirit a feeeks ago What was it like?" Kye asked

I stared at the ground and bit et Downing She was the second victih dreahostly real within uess

I looked up at Kye, "Scary and confusing" Those were the best words to describe my experience, but they didn’t do my encounter justice

"That was the first time you interacted with the dead?"

"On a personal level, yes I first read a dead person here when I was sixteen Holly had just given me Aura, my cat and familiar, and then a warlock was ers made contact, I saw his memories"