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Authors: Michelle Hardin
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As Nathan neared the kitchen, the laughing and talking became louder. It sounded like two goddamn men were in his house! When he’d gotten close enough to the kitchen to hear the voices, he stopped to listen to what the men were saying.
“I swear to God, if she makes steak and pasta one more night, I’m going to lose it. I’m glad you convinced her to make chicken with it this time.”
The first man had a deep voice, and was definitely of English origin.
“Leave her alone, she’s hoping that tonight is the night,” a deeper, lightly-accented voice said. “Although I’m going to castrate the boy when I see him, we should be sensitive to your sister. She did save both of us from that prison.”
Sister?
“Yes, I know. But what if this guy is dead? We’re sitting around here waiting for some dead guy when we could be on our way to Anastacia. I don’t think I can wait too much longer. I want to meet her. I have so many questions.”
“I know you do, and she will answer them. We will get to her soon enough. I have a few words for her myself. However, that time will come. For now we need to be patient with Carter, and hope for the best for her …”
“Which would be?” the English-accented man asked with amusement in his tone.
The other man sighed. “It’s not that I don’t like the boy. When I was around him, he was an okay kid. He had his issues, but what boy wouldn’t after enduring what he had? I just know that even in his teens, Nathan Salerno played women, and they fell for it. He’s a pretty boy like his father. He’ll just play around with her like Angelo Salerno played around with her mother. It’s a never ending cycle. They love them, but they aren’t willing to give up anything to be with them for real. Anastacia was only good enough to be Angelo Salerno’s secret. He used her, took money from her, treated her like shit, and then hated after she left him without a word. How does Carter know that Nathan Salerno isn’t doing the same thing to her? Using her? Carter is smart, a math and business genius, stunningly beautiful and naïve . She lived a sheltered life. She knows nothing about men. Nathan Salerno could leave her as soon as he finds some other woman that he finds worthy to be in the spot light. Then who will she run to for comfort while she picks up the pieces of her broken heart? Me. I mean, of course I’ll be there for her because she is my baby girl. But I wish she would just listen to me now instead of wait until the boy disappoints her. Anastacia didn’t listen to me when it came to a Salerno, and she ended up hurt, too.”
Nathan momentarily stood, stunned and shocked into silence, before he dropped the gun numbly to his side and walked into the kitchen with his mouth agape.
A man—standing about six foot two—stood in front of the sink washing his hands, and his back faced toward Nathan. Regardless, Nathan knew exactly who the man was … he just couldn’t believe it.
“Holy shit” Nathan said in a breathy whisper.
In that moment, the man turned to face him. Nathan should have been on guard because he knew this couldn’t be possible. Ghost weren’t real, and he didn’t believe in them—never had and never would—but, then how the hell would he explain what he was seeing now? Silas, it could be Silas. No, Nathan knew in his gut that this man wasn’t Silas Steele. He wasn’t sure if it was the familiar gleam in his eye, or the fact the man had a long scar going across his neck like his throat had been cut, but he knew who he was staring at. He was looking into the brown eyes of a dead man, a legend, a man that he had never thought he’d lay eyes on again …
“Spook?”
Chapter 4: The Great Escape
Four days earlier …
Carter was positive she had just entered the twilight zone. This couldn’t be real ! It shouldn’t have been possible, but she was positive the young man standing in front of her was a relative of hers. His features were
As Nathan neared the kitchen, the laughing and talking became louder. It sounded like two goddamn men were in his house! When he’d gotten close enough to the kitchen to hear the voices, he stopped to listen to what the men were saying.
“I swear to God, if she makes steak and pasta one more night, I’m going to lose it. I’m glad you convinced her to make chicken with it this time.”
The first man had a deep voice, and was definitely of English origin.
“Leave her alone, she’s hoping that tonight is the night,” a deeper, lightly-accented voice said. “Although I’m going to castrate the boy when I see him, we should be sensitive to your sister. She did save both of us from that prison.”
Sister?
“Yes, I know. But what if this guy is dead? We’re sitting around here waiting for some dead guy when we could be on our way to Anastacia. I don’t think I can wait too much longer. I want to meet her. I have so many questions.”
“I know you do, and she will answer them. We will get to her soon enough. I have a few words for her myself. However, that time will come. For now we need to be patient with Carter, and hope for the best for her …”
“Which would be?” the English-accented man asked with amusement in his tone.
The other man sighed. “It’s not that I don’t like the boy. When I was around him, he was an okay kid. He had his issues, but what boy wouldn’t after enduring what he had? I just know that even in his teens, Nathan Salerno played women, and they fell for it. He’s a pretty boy like his father. He’ll just play around with her like Angelo Salerno played around with her mother. It’s a never ending cycle. They love them, but they aren’t willing to give up anything to be with them for real. Anastacia was only good enough to be Angelo Salerno’s secret. He used her, took money from her, treated her like shit, and then hated after she left him without a word. How does Carter know that Nathan Salerno isn’t doing the same thing to her? Using her? Carter is smart, a math and business genius, stunningly beautiful and naïve . She lived a sheltered life. She knows nothing about men. Nathan Salerno could leave her as soon as he finds some other woman that he finds worthy to be in the spot light. Then who will she run to for comfort while she picks up the pieces of her broken heart? Me. I mean, of course I’ll be there for her because she is my baby girl. But I wish she would just listen to me now instead of wait until the boy disappoints her. Anastacia didn’t listen to me when it came to a Salerno, and she ended up hurt, too.”
Nathan momentarily stood, stunned and shocked into silence, before he dropped the gun numbly to his side and walked into the kitchen with his mouth agape.
A man—standing about six foot two—stood in front of the sink washing his hands, and his back faced toward Nathan. Regardless, Nathan knew exactly who the man was … he just couldn’t believe it.
“Holy shit” Nathan said in a breathy whisper.
In that moment, the man turned to face him. Nathan should have been on guard because he knew this couldn’t be possible. Ghost weren’t real, and he didn’t believe in them—never had and never would—but, then how the hell would he explain what he was seeing now? Silas, it could be Silas. No, Nathan knew in his gut that this man wasn’t Silas Steele. He wasn’t sure if it was the familiar gleam in his eye, or the fact the man had a long scar going across his neck like his throat had been cut, but he knew who he was staring at. He was looking into the brown eyes of a dead man, a legend, a man that he had never thought he’d lay eyes on again …
“Spook?”
Chapter 4: The Great Escape
Four days earlier …
Carter was positive she had just entered the twilight zone. This couldn’t be real ! It shouldn’t have been possible, but she was positive the young man standing in front of her was a relative of hers. His features were
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