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call a big stretch.”
“Do you doubt me?” Cooper asked, knitting his eyebrows together. “Is the psychic a non-believer?”
Maddie was dumbfounded by the display. “I am a skeptic where you’re concerned,” she said finally. “I believe in the psychic powers of others. I don’t believe you fit into that group, though.”
“I think you’re hiding something,” Cooper said, extending a finger in her direction. “What dark secret are you protecting?”
“Just my disdain for you,” Maddie said, moving to get away from Cooper again. He kept following her, swallowing up all the air in the process. She had to find a way to get rid of him.
“I think you’re afraid of your gifts, Maddie Graves,” Cooper said. “Admit what you’re capable of, tell everyone about your gift. You’ll feel better.”
“I think you’re really starting to bug me and if you don’t stop following me I’m going to have you arrested,” Maddie shot back, increasing her pace and pushing through the crowd. She was almost to the women’s bathroom – a place where she figured she could get a few moments of respite – when her hand accidentally landed on a young blond woman’s shoulder.
Maddie gasped as a series of brutal images filled her head, each subsequent one worse than the first. Maddie’s mind was a jumble as she tried to absorb the flashes and she leaned against the outside bathroom wall and sucked in deep breaths as she tried to get her bearings.
After a few moments, Maddie realized she had no idea who the woman was and when she scanned the crowd for a glimpse of her, she was gone.
“What say you, Maddie Graves?” Cooper asked, appearing in front of her and planting his hands on his hips. “Will you help me save the women of Blackstone Bay from a predator?”
Maddie was at her wit’s end. “I wouldn’t help you cross the street if you were blind,” she snapped. “Just … go away. I don’t like you and I’m not going to help you.”
A murmur went through the crowd, and when Maddie shifted her eyes back to Cooper she found him invading her personal space as he leaned closer.
“You’re going to regret this decision, Maddie Graves,” Cooper whispered. “I can promise you that.” He pulled his head away from hers and glanced at his followers. “I was wrong. This psychic is a fraud. We shall find the Blackstone Bay killer of women without her. Come. Our destiny awaits.”
7
Seven
“ S o , let me get this straight … your girlfriend looks like a model, can’t get enough of you, and makes you breakfast like this?” John Winters flashed a charming smile at his brother as he dug into the breakfast feat Maddie sent to the police station. “Life is not fair. I should’ve gotten Maddie and you should’ve gotten … nothing.”
Nick made a face as he watched his brother scarf down the food. “You eat like a pig. My Maddie is discerning. She would never fall for the likes of you.”
“Yes, well, if I was thirty years younger she would be all mine,” Kreskin teased, chomping into a slice of bacon. “Seriously, though, a girl who looks like Maddie shouldn’t be able to cook this well.”
“I’ll have you know that Maddie’s cooking ability and looks have nothing to do with why I love her,” Nick said, crossing his arms over his chest. “I love her heart and mind.”
John snorted. “Oh, puh-leez! I can see the cooking not meaning much in the grand scheme of things, but you can’t ignore the way that woman looks. It’s as if she stepped off the pages of a magazine. Don’t give me that crap.”
“What you seem to forget is that I fell in love with Maddie long before I realized she was beautiful,” Nick snapped. He had no idea why John’s teasing irked him. His brother was notorious for trying to needle people, and yet still Nick felt the need to stand up for Maddie. “I would love her no matter how she looked.”
“In a roundabout way, I believe that,” John said. “The problem is,
“Do you doubt me?” Cooper asked, knitting his eyebrows together. “Is the psychic a non-believer?”
Maddie was dumbfounded by the display. “I am a skeptic where you’re concerned,” she said finally. “I believe in the psychic powers of others. I don’t believe you fit into that group, though.”
“I think you’re hiding something,” Cooper said, extending a finger in her direction. “What dark secret are you protecting?”
“Just my disdain for you,” Maddie said, moving to get away from Cooper again. He kept following her, swallowing up all the air in the process. She had to find a way to get rid of him.
“I think you’re afraid of your gifts, Maddie Graves,” Cooper said. “Admit what you’re capable of, tell everyone about your gift. You’ll feel better.”
“I think you’re really starting to bug me and if you don’t stop following me I’m going to have you arrested,” Maddie shot back, increasing her pace and pushing through the crowd. She was almost to the women’s bathroom – a place where she figured she could get a few moments of respite – when her hand accidentally landed on a young blond woman’s shoulder.
Maddie gasped as a series of brutal images filled her head, each subsequent one worse than the first. Maddie’s mind was a jumble as she tried to absorb the flashes and she leaned against the outside bathroom wall and sucked in deep breaths as she tried to get her bearings.
After a few moments, Maddie realized she had no idea who the woman was and when she scanned the crowd for a glimpse of her, she was gone.
“What say you, Maddie Graves?” Cooper asked, appearing in front of her and planting his hands on his hips. “Will you help me save the women of Blackstone Bay from a predator?”
Maddie was at her wit’s end. “I wouldn’t help you cross the street if you were blind,” she snapped. “Just … go away. I don’t like you and I’m not going to help you.”
A murmur went through the crowd, and when Maddie shifted her eyes back to Cooper she found him invading her personal space as he leaned closer.
“You’re going to regret this decision, Maddie Graves,” Cooper whispered. “I can promise you that.” He pulled his head away from hers and glanced at his followers. “I was wrong. This psychic is a fraud. We shall find the Blackstone Bay killer of women without her. Come. Our destiny awaits.”
7
Seven
“ S o , let me get this straight … your girlfriend looks like a model, can’t get enough of you, and makes you breakfast like this?” John Winters flashed a charming smile at his brother as he dug into the breakfast feat Maddie sent to the police station. “Life is not fair. I should’ve gotten Maddie and you should’ve gotten … nothing.”
Nick made a face as he watched his brother scarf down the food. “You eat like a pig. My Maddie is discerning. She would never fall for the likes of you.”
“Yes, well, if I was thirty years younger she would be all mine,” Kreskin teased, chomping into a slice of bacon. “Seriously, though, a girl who looks like Maddie shouldn’t be able to cook this well.”
“I’ll have you know that Maddie’s cooking ability and looks have nothing to do with why I love her,” Nick said, crossing his arms over his chest. “I love her heart and mind.”
John snorted. “Oh, puh-leez! I can see the cooking not meaning much in the grand scheme of things, but you can’t ignore the way that woman looks. It’s as if she stepped off the pages of a magazine. Don’t give me that crap.”
“What you seem to forget is that I fell in love with Maddie long before I realized she was beautiful,” Nick snapped. He had no idea why John’s teasing irked him. His brother was notorious for trying to needle people, and yet still Nick felt the need to stand up for Maddie. “I would love her no matter how she looked.”
“In a roundabout way, I believe that,” John said. “The problem is,
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