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With an even deeper scowl, Kyrian shook his head "No Believe me Before any Dark-Hunter hly checked for any and all ghosts"

There was another thing Nick hadn’t been told Howback? "Really? Why?"

"We’re soulless creatures, Nick So those who have souls and no bodies tend to want to take up residence inside us It’s actually not hard for theo into ceerous for us, and no one wants a possessed Dark-Hunter on the loose"

That added another chill to him "Can de as a huainst us, it conflicts with ours and backfires on the Dai us"

"Ah … okay"

Kyrian returned to punching his heavy weighted bag "Did you get o do it" But Nick didn’t want to leave the safety of Kyrian’s presence

Unfortunately, he didn’t have any choice Not without looking even more ridiculous to his boss And a total weenie, to boot

Sighing, he forced himself to leave and head back down the hall, to Kyrian’s office As soon as he was inside, he locked the door … Just in case Then rethought the action, since Kyrian would think him nuts if he found it that way Nick unlocked it And still the feeling of being watched stayed with hiravated at hi chicken, Nick pulled the case off Kyrian’s PC He set the RAM on the desk, then reached into his back pocket to pull out his griift from Ambrose to help him understand some of the madness that surrounded him, and to answer soht, Nashira," Nick said in a low tone "Talk tome?"

He slid his knife out of his pocket, opened the book, and pricked his finger, allowing three drops of blood to touch a blank page "Dredanya eire coulet," he whispered, waking the fees Theuntil it formed words:

Do not fear that which cannot be seen

For they are lost in between

’Tis the ones who come alive

That your blood will allow to thrive

Nick snorted at the cryptic stanzas "Not really useful, Nashira Doesn’t answer e

Answer, answer, you always say,

But it doesn’t work that way

In time, the truth you shall find

And then you will understandto you"

Underneath the words, a picture of an obscene gesture formed

"Oh very nice, Nashira Very nice Wherever did you learn that?"

In your pocket I reside

Ever privy to your deride

But more than that, I can see

And that includes bathrooraffiti

Nick screwed his face up in distaste "Ohon me in the rest room You perv!"

Calm yourself, you evil troll

My job is not to console

But if it is privacy you seek,

Leave me in your backpack so I can’t peek

Now he understood why other people got so aggravated with his attitude disorder He wanted to strangle his book

Or burn it Where were Bradbury’s firemen when you needed them?

"Thanks for the cori the RAM into Kyrian’s PC

But as he did so, he mulled over Nashira’s words Do not fear that which cannot be seen … they are lost in between What did thatwith his head?

Kyrian had told hihost in the house Which left a lot of other possibilities None of which were good for his health

Or sanity

Stop dwelling on it You’re safe

Deterut, Nick started for the door Just as he reached the center of the roo, he looked around for the source of the sound

An instant later, the huge chandelier over his head fell down on hi the chandelier are of the Persian carpet, sending hiround as it crashed down beside hilass showered his body and hair He barely had time to turn his head away and shield his eyes

The door burst open

"Nick?"

Lowering the arm he had over his face to protect it, he opened his eyes to find a sweating Kyrian towering over hiloves Nick shook his head to loosen shards froht"

With an expression that said he wasn’t buying it, Kyrian knelt down to investigate Nick’s condition Gently, he took Nick’s chin in his hand and exa snap and the next thing I know … your light fixture tried to kill me I sahole life flash before ret yet and it’s been way too brief I at least want a license before I check out, you know?"