Landon: Justice Series ― Erotica Paranormal Romance by Kathi S. Barton Page B

looked at him, he could see that she was serious. And afraid. “All of them. I was in his office one day when I found his gun, the only one that he’s ever used since he began his career as a criminal. I only picked it up to see...I don’t know, I wanted to see what the big deal was to carry one. I had no idea until that moment what he’d been doing. No, no, that’s not quite true…I think I might have known, but didn’t want to believe it. He caught me standing there with it in my hand.”
    “And since he knew what you could do, he assumed correctly that you’d found him out.” Dillon nodded but didn’t come any closer to him. “How long have you been running from him?”
    “Not long, not really. About four years. It’s been easy to keep ahead of him. At least it had been. I would stay somewhere and work and move on when I got the urge to get going. It paid off well. And I’d been at your parents’ home for about two months when I got the feeling again. Just before you arrived and we met, I was ready to run again.”
    Aster told him that she’d been moving ahead of her father because of the ghosts. They knew that she was afraid and had been whispering in her ear when he got too close again. They’d been protecting her because she’d been helping them with the things she could do. Landon nodded but didn’t tell Dillon just yet. He felt, and rightly so, that she’d had enough for one day.
    “That day you fell against the armor; what did you feel? I’m assuming that was why you were screaming.” She nodded but looked away from him. “It’s something to do with my parents, isn’t it? They did something with that thing and you know it. I want to know. Please, I have to know.”
    “Two people were killed using the sword that is attached to it. Their bodies are burnt to ash nearby. But their hearts are...they keep them in the body of the armor. In the feet of it. I could feel their pain, hear their screams like I was witnessing their deaths. I don’t know who they are, but I’m sure you can figure that out after I’m gone.” He asked her where she thought she was going. “I can’t stay here, surely you can see that. If he comes here, and I’ve no doubt that he will, you’ll all be hurt or killed and it will be my fault.”
    “No one is running again.” Landon stood up and made his way to her as he continued. “There will be no more running from our problems. We’re going to face them head on and together. I’m not going to let my parents get away with shit anymore, and your father is going to have to deal with some rules from now on. We’re fucking adults, and we’re going to make a stand.”
    When he was in front of her, she smiled up at him before speaking. “You sound like you should be speaking softly and carrying a big stick.” He kissed her nose. “My father, he’s not a nice person when people don’t do what he wants. I know firsthand that he’s the type to come in guns out and ready before he wants to see your side of the situation. Not that there is any other side but his own, but I think you understand.”
    “I do, and fuck him.” She laughed. “I’m serious. Fuck him and my parents. I’ll contact someone tomorrow about the ghosts there, and we’ll get my parents taken care of before he gets his ass here.”
    “And in the meantime, what do we do to get ready for his arrival?” Landon picked Dillon up and headed for the stairs. “This isn’t what I meant, Landon. Don’t you have ghosts here that need you?”
    “No. They can go away too.” He did turn to look, and could see Aster giving him a thumbs up and Connie laughing. “They’re telling me to go for it. And to have a good time. I plan on it. Several times, as a matter of fact.”
    As soon as he entered the bedroom, he knew that she’d made some changes for them. But for now, he had other things on his mind other than the decorating skills of his future wife.
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    Dillon bounced twice on the bed when he