Play Dead (CROSSROADS QUEEN #6) by Annabel Chase EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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There weren’t many smells that possessed the power to rouse me from a
deep sleep, but bacon was one of them. I untangled the covers from
my legs and ventured downstairs to the kitchen to investigate. Addison
Gray sat on the counter, legs swinging, while Nana Pratt, one of my resident
ghosts, cooked bacon in a skillet.
Addison’s gaze swung to me. With her lustrous brown hair and
symmetrical features, she was what my grandmother used to call
‘comfortably pretty.’ The type of beauty that tempted men yet didn’t feel
threatening to other women. Even the colorful tattoos that covered every
inch of her visible skin suggested ‘artist studio’ rather than ‘biker bar.’
She whistled at the sight of me. “Wow, that’s a serious case of bed
head.”
“Good morning to you, too,” I said, although there was no warmth in it.
I wasn’t sure why I was surprised to see the elderly ghost frying bacon
instead of my living, breathing houseguest. So far, Addison had
demonstrated a severe allergy to anything that resembled work, despite our
agreement that she’d pay for room and board and help with household
chores. In exchange, I wouldn’t kick her ass to the curb. To be fair, I
should’ve done that the second she cast a shadow over my front porch.
Addison was an avatar of Aite, the goddess of mischief and ruin. She’d
lived up to her name when she tried to serve me up on a silver platter to her
former employer, The Corporation. I lucked out when the organization of
godly avatars showed more interest in punishing Addison for her
transgressions against them than her tales of an unidentifiable supernatural
living off their grid in Fairhaven, Pennsylvania.
It was still unclear what possessed me to take pity on her. Probably
something in the vein of there but by the grace of the gods go I. Maybe if
Addison had been fortunate enough to be raised by people like my
grandparents, she wouldn’t have shackled herself to an evil organization.
“Eggs are next,” Nana Pratt chirped. “Hope you’re hungry.”
“Always.” I looked at Addison. “Did you even offer to help?”
“I’m telling her stories of my misspent youth while she cooks,” Addison
replied. “Somebody’s got to bring the entertainment. For a house with
ghosts, this place is shockingly boring.”
“And we like it that way.” Ray Bauer, resident ghost number two,
drifted into the kitchen.
“Good morning, Ray,” I said.
Addison aimed a flirtatious smile in his general direction. “Morning,
sunshine.” She’d quickly adapted to my seemingly one-sided conversations
with the ghosts. To the manor born.
“What kind of eggs would you like?” Nana Pratt asked.
“Scrambled, but I can cook them myself.”
“Don’t be silly, dear.”
“Fried, sunny side up,” Addison piped up.
Nana Pratt shifted the bacon to a plate to cool. “I was only talking to
Lorelei.”
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