him.
He hadn’t noticed before that Julian had ensured that the house remained true to its owner by leaving subtle reminders. Items from his home country of Scotland were scattered here and there. Going down the stairs, Kieran took Wendy’s elbow to make she didn’t fall with her still-injured foot. Just touching her brought back the sensation of how she felt in his arms earlier. He released her elbow as soon as her foot touched the ground floor and followed her back into the kitchen.
“Can I get you some coffee?”
Wendy studied him for a few moments. “No, thank you. I won’t sleep a wink if I have coffee this late.”
At the sound of a car driving up to the house, both of them looked at each other, puzzled. The headlights were visible through the window as whoever it was drove around to the back. Kieran picked up his sword and checked the middle of his back for his gun.
“Go to your bedroom and lock the door.” When she didn’t move, he yelled at her. “Now!”
She gave him an annoyed look but got up and left the room.
What the hell was taking the person so long? It was obvious he or she didn’t plan to surprise him.
“Kieran?” It was a male’s voice outside. “Did you get Cyn’s message about me coming? It’s Jake.” Without responding, he reached for his cell phone and pushed the message button. Cyn left a message to tell him Jake was coming to guard Wendy so that when Kieran left for work, she would be protected.
Before he could get the door open, Wendy was already peeking around the door jamb. He scowled at her, but she just grinned back.
The human guard walked in, a large duffel slung across his back and his sword in his left hand. He held his right hand out to Kieran. Kieran had met Jake a few times before, since Jake usually guarded Emma. He wondered who would be with Emma now.
Wendy came around him and smiled broadly at Jake. “Hey Guido!”
Kieran didn’t care for the warm look Jake gave Wendy. “Hello Wendy.”
Both Wendy and Jake turned to look at Kieran. He wasn’t sure where to put Jake. Across the hall from Wendy was too close to her, in his opinion, and upstairs didn’t seem sensible since he would be gone at night, and Wendy would be asleep downstairs alone. Ignoring them, he went back to the coffeepot.
“Cyn says Kieran is severely addicted to coffee,” Wendy told Jake in a conspiratorial whisper.
“Where can I put my things?” Jake asked. Before Kieran could answer, Wendy did.
“Follow me, I’ll show you the room next to mine. Kieran’s is directly across the hall. Boy with you two in the house, I don’t have anything to worry about…” Wendy giggled as she continued chatting, with Jake following behind her. Kieran clenched his jaw. The man was a brick wall. Surely, Wendy did not find him attractive.
“What the hell does it matter?” he muttered, pissed off again at the direction of his thoughts.
Kieran began to read an email from Julian that contained all the reports of demon activity and forced himself to ignore the other two people in his house.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The sound of her cell phone’s ring broke Wendy’s concentration away from the game on the television screen, and she missed the tennis ball. “Dang it! I was making a comeback.” She ignored Jake’s look of disbelief, paused the Wii game, and went to answer her phone.
It was Emma.
“Hey, Wendy, how are you holding up?” Emma’s voice sounded relaxed.
“I’m fine, but if I don’t leave this house soon I’m going to scream. I’ve been stuck inside here for two days straight. I don’t know how I can make it a whole week or however long this whole thing is supposed to last.” She waited, knowing Emma didn’t have the answer she wanted to hear.
“Hang in there. Kieran should be showing up shortly. He slept here yesterday. Today, he told Cyn he was going home. They are all exhausted. Julian wants him to look at your jewelry and see if anything stands out as
He hadn’t noticed before that Julian had ensured that the house remained true to its owner by leaving subtle reminders. Items from his home country of Scotland were scattered here and there. Going down the stairs, Kieran took Wendy’s elbow to make she didn’t fall with her still-injured foot. Just touching her brought back the sensation of how she felt in his arms earlier. He released her elbow as soon as her foot touched the ground floor and followed her back into the kitchen.
“Can I get you some coffee?”
Wendy studied him for a few moments. “No, thank you. I won’t sleep a wink if I have coffee this late.”
At the sound of a car driving up to the house, both of them looked at each other, puzzled. The headlights were visible through the window as whoever it was drove around to the back. Kieran picked up his sword and checked the middle of his back for his gun.
“Go to your bedroom and lock the door.” When she didn’t move, he yelled at her. “Now!”
She gave him an annoyed look but got up and left the room.
What the hell was taking the person so long? It was obvious he or she didn’t plan to surprise him.
“Kieran?” It was a male’s voice outside. “Did you get Cyn’s message about me coming? It’s Jake.” Without responding, he reached for his cell phone and pushed the message button. Cyn left a message to tell him Jake was coming to guard Wendy so that when Kieran left for work, she would be protected.
Before he could get the door open, Wendy was already peeking around the door jamb. He scowled at her, but she just grinned back.
The human guard walked in, a large duffel slung across his back and his sword in his left hand. He held his right hand out to Kieran. Kieran had met Jake a few times before, since Jake usually guarded Emma. He wondered who would be with Emma now.
Wendy came around him and smiled broadly at Jake. “Hey Guido!”
Kieran didn’t care for the warm look Jake gave Wendy. “Hello Wendy.”
Both Wendy and Jake turned to look at Kieran. He wasn’t sure where to put Jake. Across the hall from Wendy was too close to her, in his opinion, and upstairs didn’t seem sensible since he would be gone at night, and Wendy would be asleep downstairs alone. Ignoring them, he went back to the coffeepot.
“Cyn says Kieran is severely addicted to coffee,” Wendy told Jake in a conspiratorial whisper.
“Where can I put my things?” Jake asked. Before Kieran could answer, Wendy did.
“Follow me, I’ll show you the room next to mine. Kieran’s is directly across the hall. Boy with you two in the house, I don’t have anything to worry about…” Wendy giggled as she continued chatting, with Jake following behind her. Kieran clenched his jaw. The man was a brick wall. Surely, Wendy did not find him attractive.
“What the hell does it matter?” he muttered, pissed off again at the direction of his thoughts.
Kieran began to read an email from Julian that contained all the reports of demon activity and forced himself to ignore the other two people in his house.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The sound of her cell phone’s ring broke Wendy’s concentration away from the game on the television screen, and she missed the tennis ball. “Dang it! I was making a comeback.” She ignored Jake’s look of disbelief, paused the Wii game, and went to answer her phone.
It was Emma.
“Hey, Wendy, how are you holding up?” Emma’s voice sounded relaxed.
“I’m fine, but if I don’t leave this house soon I’m going to scream. I’ve been stuck inside here for two days straight. I don’t know how I can make it a whole week or however long this whole thing is supposed to last.” She waited, knowing Emma didn’t have the answer she wanted to hear.
“Hang in there. Kieran should be showing up shortly. He slept here yesterday. Today, he told Cyn he was going home. They are all exhausted. Julian wants him to look at your jewelry and see if anything stands out as
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