“What?” I squinted at him.
“I said I’m going with you. We’ll eat some supper, skip the cuddling on the couch until later, and head over to the house.” He clapped his hands. “Easy as pie.”
“I hope it’s as easy as pie.” But I doubted it. I snapped my fingers. “I almost forgot.”
Interest filled his eyes. “What’s that? What could adorable little you forget?”
“Watch it, buster. I might be adorable but I’m deadly.”
He threw his head back and laughed. “I’m properly chastened. What is it?”
“Come with me.”
He followed me to the kitchen. I beelined straight for the box. After pulling a pocketknife from my pocket—yes, I kept a pocketknife with me most of the time—and sliding the blade through the tape, I peeled back the tabs.
“What in the world is that?”
I stared down at the mass of package peanuts and waved my hand over the contents like Vanna White onWheel of Fortune. “This is my secret weapon.”
His lips curved in a perfect smirk. “That?”
“Yep.” I smiled brightly at him. “Let’s figure out how it works.”
TEN
“You’re sure that thing is going to work?”
Roan and I stood outside the Jarvis house. I stared up at the dark windows. The place felt eerie. Goose bumps washed over my flesh. It was unsettling.
And for me to say that meant it was truly unsettling. Little rattled me.
“I think it’ll work.”
Roan threaded his fingers through mine. I stared down at his hand.
“What?”
“You’re holding my hand.”
“I hate to inform you of this, but that’s what boyfriends do.”
My eyes must’ve flared like I was scared to death.
“Don’t get all worked up about it. I’m just holding your hand, Blissful. Trying to keep you safe.”
I cocked my head toward his other hand. “You might need both hands. You’ve got theSpiritus.”
He hitched a brow. “Spiritus?”
“Yes, that’s what the ghost catcher is called. ASpiritus.”
He shook his head. “I’m not convinced it’ll work.”
My jaw dropped. I released his hand. “Give it to me.”
He sighed. “If you say so.”
Roan dropped the crescent-shaped vessel into my hands. It was similar to what some cultures would call a spirit catcher. It was made of bone and carved with lots of symbols meant for trapping spirits. It was capped on both ends, but the caps could easily be removed so the spirit could slip inside. Once the spirit was in, the other end was capped and voila! You’d caught a spirit.
