Gerald’s ears swiveled in that cat way. He moved away from
my desk and looked out into the hallway. His ears perked with interest. I love
watching him do that.
His tone was careful. “I think you have a visitor. You might
want to make yourself as presentable as possible, Patricia.”
Now my ears were perking. Two sets of footsteps in the hall,
both making the telltale sounds of women’s heels. Giving Gerald a quizzical
look, I put away my emptied bottle of BP. It clinked against two other bottles
in the trash can that hid behind my desk. With Gerald’s warning use of my
predecessor’s name, I made sure I was steady to keep glamour in place.
Wendy breezed in, her attitude all professional except for
her slightly wider than usual eyes. She was followed in by another woman. “Um,
Ms. Keith, this lady wishes to speak to you. I know she doesn’t have an
appointment, but, well—”
I knew my eyes were wide as well as I slowly rose to my
feet. I clung to my glamour like a life preserver as I looked the visitor over.
For a moment I came close to diving behind the desk. The first thing my stunned
mind jabbered was, not like this, she
can’t see me like this, not as a vampire.
Except for eyes of blue, the face looking back at me might
have appeared in my mirror while I was alive. It was my twin sister Ashley.
After a split second that felt like it lasted a lifetime, I
remembered she’d never recognize me in a million years. I was in Patricia
Keith’s body. As far as Ashley knew, I was eight months dead, long gone to
wherever it was that most of the dearly departed end up. She had no idea I’d
been earthbound as a ghost. She most certainly didn’t know that I occupied a
vampire’s body.
No release date set.
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