The woman was at least twenty years older since I last saw her. I cried, screamed and sobbed inside. A titter echoed in my mind, and I glanced at Melissa, the cracked old bitch in the cabinet opposite me. His first doll, but she couldn’t transform into a human like me. I felt her hatred.
The bell tinkled.
The woman left.
William’s fingers were thick and unyielding. They wrapped around my throat, lifting me effortlessly.
“Let’s have a long lunch today, darling,” he murmured, turning the shop key in the lock.
I dangled from his grip, my body swaying like a pendulum.
Upstairs, the apartment waited.
The bed.
The altar.
The place where I would kneel and worship him.
The place where I forgot that I was ever anything but his.
I smiled.
The Necromancer’s Inheritance
Chapter 1
Holly
“Today?” I asked, stunned at the bizarre stipulations. If I didn't abide by them, I would be evicted and shut off from the trust fund monies.
“Yes, today. It is all specified in the terms of the inheritance,” the solicitor said.
“I’m sorry, but when did Sir Dacre die?”
He glanced at his watch.
“Forty-five minutes ago.”
A chill skittered down my spine. Forty-five minutes. Barely enough time to call a lawyer, let alone rewrite a will.
“I don’t even know him,” I said.
“But you know Akhur.” His smile didn’t reach his eyes. “His…wolfdog.”
I didn't remember the owner, but I treated his beautiful Saarloos Wolfdog.
“The staff at Dacre Mansion are waiting for your arrival.”
“I’m at work. I have clients—”
“I would advise you to call in another staff member to help you. You've seen the property value and the sizable trust fund you could have access to.”
I sighed. There were so many zeros that my brain hurt. I could ask Jillian to cover for me. She was more of a freelance vet that I couldn't afford to put on the books permanently.
“It’s not as if you have any money problems now,” he said, standing up. “Thank you for taking the time to see me. You have a copy of the conditions. As soon as we deliver your items to the mansion and you spend the first night there, you will have full access to the trust fund.”
I nodded and watched him place his business card on the will.
