Holiday Treasure (Billionaire Bachelors - Book 10) by Melody Anne Page B
Authors: Melody Anne
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other than go down these stairs. Isn’t this how all good horror movies start or end, and aren’t the people watching the flicks the ones shouting at the television, telling the characters to turn around and run like hell?”
Kyla’s body shook, and he was worried for a moment before she erupted in a big laugh. “I cannot believe you just said that, Tanner. You sound just like a frightened little girl right now,” she managed to gasp out between bursts of laughter.
“Hey. I’m a damn superhero. I’m going into the basement, aren’t I?” he said a bit indignantly.
“Yes, you’re my rock, big boy,” she told him, and then she moved forward, leaving him no choice but to accompany her down the stairs.
Tanner was terrified that if so much as a bug rushed across him, he would end up screaming just like that little girl she’d just mentioned. If he did that, he’d never be able to face this woman again. And dammit, he wanted sex and he wanted it soon, so the bugs had better stay far away from him.
Of course the stairs creaked as the two made their way down them, and he heard scratching from some unknown place down in the dark basement — of course. But there was no way he was frightened. He was just worried about her. After all, she was pressed beside him and he couldn’t help but feel the tremors racking her body. He didn’t think the shaking now had anything to do with mirth. The creepiness of the basement was freaking her out.
“If you want to wait up top, I can deal with this.” He enjoyed having her cling to his side, but he had to make the suggestion.
“No way am I waiting up there all by myself. I know how this works. It’s always the girl who gets killed first.”
Her serious tone broke the last of Tanner’s tension. How could he be nervous when she was so dead set on imagining the two of them in a horror movie. Yeah, he’d been the one to mention it first, but she was the one acting it out now. He began to chuckle and then he outright laughed, the sound echoing off the walls of the dingy basement.
“This is so not funny, Tanner, and I think you’re being very rude right now,” she said, though they both knew it was sort of funny.
“I know it isn’t exactly funny, Kyla, but look at us. We’re slowly descending into a basement, nothing worse, and both of us are being ridiculous about it. No monsters are going to jump out and get us.”
“Maybe not all monsters are imaginary.”
“Believe me, Kyla, I know that,” he said. All of earlier humor was now gone.
They did live in a world where the real monsters weren’t green or purple, ghouls, mutants, aliens, or the dead or undead — these monsters had dark souls lived among the people unnoticed. They didn’t care about humanity and they didn’t care about hurting others. They were the monsters everyone really had to fear.
He pulled Kyla just a little bit closer. When they arrived at the basement floor, Tanner shined the light around until he found the large breaker box in a dusty corner, surrounded by gigantic cardboard boxes that had who knew what in them.
What with the cobwebs hanging off those boxes and off rusty metal furniture, and the shadows cast by their flashlights, it seemed a perfect setting for something terrifying to happen. Even the creaking of the old floorboards down here added to the spooky atmosphere. Tanner was determined to trudge ahead though. They made their way toward the circuit breakers, and it took them a while to pull the rusty door open, but when they did, what was before them wasn’t helpful at all.
A lot of the switches were broken, and nothing was labeled. Yes, there was a main breaker, but it was so rusted, Tanner was afraid that if he so much as touched it, the thing would snap off and electrocute them both.
He shined his flashlight on the breaker box for a good few minutes, and then sighed heavily. “I think this was a wasted trip. There’s absolutely nothing we’re going to be able to do
Kyla’s body shook, and he was worried for a moment before she erupted in a big laugh. “I cannot believe you just said that, Tanner. You sound just like a frightened little girl right now,” she managed to gasp out between bursts of laughter.
“Hey. I’m a damn superhero. I’m going into the basement, aren’t I?” he said a bit indignantly.
“Yes, you’re my rock, big boy,” she told him, and then she moved forward, leaving him no choice but to accompany her down the stairs.
Tanner was terrified that if so much as a bug rushed across him, he would end up screaming just like that little girl she’d just mentioned. If he did that, he’d never be able to face this woman again. And dammit, he wanted sex and he wanted it soon, so the bugs had better stay far away from him.
Of course the stairs creaked as the two made their way down them, and he heard scratching from some unknown place down in the dark basement — of course. But there was no way he was frightened. He was just worried about her. After all, she was pressed beside him and he couldn’t help but feel the tremors racking her body. He didn’t think the shaking now had anything to do with mirth. The creepiness of the basement was freaking her out.
“If you want to wait up top, I can deal with this.” He enjoyed having her cling to his side, but he had to make the suggestion.
“No way am I waiting up there all by myself. I know how this works. It’s always the girl who gets killed first.”
Her serious tone broke the last of Tanner’s tension. How could he be nervous when she was so dead set on imagining the two of them in a horror movie. Yeah, he’d been the one to mention it first, but she was the one acting it out now. He began to chuckle and then he outright laughed, the sound echoing off the walls of the dingy basement.
“This is so not funny, Tanner, and I think you’re being very rude right now,” she said, though they both knew it was sort of funny.
“I know it isn’t exactly funny, Kyla, but look at us. We’re slowly descending into a basement, nothing worse, and both of us are being ridiculous about it. No monsters are going to jump out and get us.”
“Maybe not all monsters are imaginary.”
“Believe me, Kyla, I know that,” he said. All of earlier humor was now gone.
They did live in a world where the real monsters weren’t green or purple, ghouls, mutants, aliens, or the dead or undead — these monsters had dark souls lived among the people unnoticed. They didn’t care about humanity and they didn’t care about hurting others. They were the monsters everyone really had to fear.
He pulled Kyla just a little bit closer. When they arrived at the basement floor, Tanner shined the light around until he found the large breaker box in a dusty corner, surrounded by gigantic cardboard boxes that had who knew what in them.
What with the cobwebs hanging off those boxes and off rusty metal furniture, and the shadows cast by their flashlights, it seemed a perfect setting for something terrifying to happen. Even the creaking of the old floorboards down here added to the spooky atmosphere. Tanner was determined to trudge ahead though. They made their way toward the circuit breakers, and it took them a while to pull the rusty door open, but when they did, what was before them wasn’t helpful at all.
A lot of the switches were broken, and nothing was labeled. Yes, there was a main breaker, but it was so rusted, Tanner was afraid that if he so much as touched it, the thing would snap off and electrocute them both.
He shined his flashlight on the breaker box for a good few minutes, and then sighed heavily. “I think this was a wasted trip. There’s absolutely nothing we’re going to be able to do
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