“Was it a spirit?” Luna bit out, trying to focus on the road but desperately wanting to know what was going on.
“I don’t know. Evil, just pure evil washed over me. I don’t think it was a spirit but I just felt this impending evil.”
“To us? Or to someone else? Do we need to call the cops?”
I thought about it for a moment.
“I honestly don’t know. I don’t think so…”
The new sheriff in town was one I actually liked, unlike the last one who had tried to kill me. You know, a minor detail. Chief Thomas had worked with the Coast Guard and was now getting his land legs beneath him as he took over patrolling Tequila Key. Though he was a fair and equitable sheriff, I just didn’t know how to explain this one to him.
“Where are you taking me in this fine, strange chariot, ladies?”
Thank God Luna’s windows were closed and she’d put the top up, because our screams would have woken the entire neighborhood we were now slowly cruising through.
“Rafe! Youcannotdo that to us,” I exclaimed, turning my head to eye the pirate in the backseat.
“Do what? The witch told you I’d be around for a while. Well, here I am. Pretty lady,” Rafe said, reaching out to run his hand down the back of my neck. I felt a light shiver over my skin and the softest brush of a touch, almost like a kiss.
“Hands off, buddy. I’m spoken for,” I said hotly, craning my head away from him.
“We’ll just have to see about that, won’t we? I like taking things that aren’t mine.” Rafe looked at me, his smile wicked in his face.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I groaned, burying my head in my hands.
“Maybe we don’t drink and try to do spells,” Luna said, her saccharine voice grating at me.
“Damn it,” I said.
“Yeah, I can smell it on your breath,” Luna said.
“Thanks, Mom. Got it,” I grumbled. “Just get me home.”
Luna leveled her gaze in the rearview mirror.
“Rafe, if you step a foot out of line with Thea, I’m going to banish you to the darkest corner of hell,” Luna said, her bitch face in full effect.
“No need for such a threat – can a man not have a bit of fun?” Rafe protested.
“I mean it,” Luna said as she pulled to a stop in front of my house.
“Wait, you mean he’s coming with me? I thought you were just kidding,” I protested, my eyes darting between Rafe and Luna.
Luna shrugged, smoothing her unwrinkled white dress.
“There are some things I can’t control,” Luna said.
“But, I can’t have a ghost come live with me.” I glared at Luna.
“Then perhaps you shouldn’t have invited one in.”
Maybe she had a point, but it wasn’t like I’d directlyaskedfor a ghost to come visit me. I wasn’t summoning anything. It had been purely an accident.
“We’re so fighting,” I grumbled, grabbing my purse.
“No we’re not. ‘Cause otherwise you won’t know how to send him back.” Luna blew me a kiss and I sighed, knowing she was right.
Luna’s always right. Though you won’t ever hear me admit that. Well, maybe once in a while. But we can’t have her getting a big head now, can we?
