The Silence of Monsters (THE MONSTERS DUET #1) by Jay Crownover EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Channing
There was an old grandfather clock resting against one wall of the crowded
antique and curio shop. No matter how often it was sent out for repairs, it
always ran fast. The ticking of the hands perfectly matched the rapid beat of
my heart and the unforgiving throb at my temples. The chime rang bright
and clear, but it was always ten minutes before the hour.
I rubbed the center of my forehead out of frustration while the teenager
standing across the counter nervously spun a diamond ring around her index
finger. Those diamonds were a gift from her uncle, which meant they were
undoubtedly real. And there was no practical reason for a thirteen-year-old
girl to own such a pricey piece of jewelry. She couldn’t even keep track of
her cellphone. Which was why she’d shown up at the shop where I worked
with no warning.
“You have to call home and let them know where you are.” I blinked
back the headache trying to ruin my day and watched my one-and-only
niece through narrowed eyes. “If you don’t call your uncle, he’s going to
report you missing. That’s going to get both of us in trouble.” I sighed and
reached out, squishing her still round cheeks together so that she had no
choice but to make a cute, kissy face.
She still had enough baby fat on her
face that I could see the carefree, sweet little girl she’d been lingering on
her delicate features. “If your grandma tells law enforcement that I
kidnapped you, I don’t know that either of us will convince them
otherwise.” I squeezed her cheeks harder until she jerked her head away.
Her green and gold eyes were so much like her mother’s. I always felt my
heart twist painfully when our gazes locked. “Running away from home is
dangerous, Winnie. You’re fortunate nothing happened to you while you
were traveling to the city on your own.” I tried to sound stern and
authoritative. However, I was neither of those things, and the warning fell
flat.
The teenager rolled her eyes at me, but I could tell the mention of her
grandmother made her nervous. “I told you; I lost my phone. I’ll call Uncle
Chester and let him know I’m safe and that I’m with you. Don’t make me
go back home right away, Aunt Channing. I hate it there.”
Winnie’s eyes welled with tears, and I could tell she was really at the
end of her emotional rope. I swore under my breath and walked around the
counter so I could give my niece a hug. She shuddered when I wrapped my
arms around her and dropped her forehead to my shoulder. I patted her back
and told her, “Don’t call your uncle Chester. You know how much he hates
it.”
She sniffed loudly and muttered into the fabric of my shirt, “That’s what
you call him.”
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