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He continued to stare at her, his blue eyes war away her darkest fears "You don't look okay What's wrong?" He reached up and tucked a ard strand of hair behind her right ear

She looked away frorandparentsthe adopted parents of my real dad are here"

He ht you wanted to ht?"

"I do I'm just"

"Scared?" he finished for her

She didn't like ad was pointless "Yeah" She looked back at Lucas and saw humor in his eyes "What's so funny?"

"You," he said "I'ure you out When you were kidnapped by a rogue va"

Kylie s one He'd risked his life to save her froet that

"Seriously, Kylie, if this is the sao, then they're old and just humans I think you can take them with both hands tied behind your back"

"I'm not scared like that I just" She closed her eyes, unsure how to explain so she wasn't clear on herself Then the words just ca to say to theured it out after he died And he came to see me Oh, yeah, he wasn't human So could you please tell ure out what I am?'"

He st in her voice because his smile vanished "You'll find a way"

"Yeah" But she wasn't that confident She started walking, feeling his presence, his warmth, as he accompanied her up the steps to the cabin The as easier with him beside her

He stopped at the door and brushed a hand down her arm "You want me to come inside with you?"

She al she needed to do on her own

She thought she heard voices and glanced back at the door Well, she wouldn't exactly be alone No doubt Holiday, the camp leader, waited for her inside, prepared to offertouch Nor ht be an exception

"Thanks, but I'm sure Holiday is in there"

He nodded His gaze erously close to hers But before his mouth claimed hers, that bone-cold chill that caers to his lips Kissing was so she preferred to do without an audience-even one from the other side

Or ive herself over to his kisses? It was a good question, and one she needed to answer, but one problehtens to worry about

"I should go" She ain Okay, she had the Brightens and a ghost to worry about

Disappointment flashed in Lucas's eyes Then he shifted uncomfortably and looked around as if he sensed they weren't alone

"Good luck" He hesitated and then walked away

She watched him leave and then looked around for the spirit Goose buhosts had been the first clue that she wasn't normal

"Can this wait until later?" she whispered

A cloud of condensation appeared beside the white rocking chairs on the edge of the porch The spirit obviously lacked the power or the knowledge to coh to send the chairs rocking back and forth The creaking of wood on wood sounded hauntedwhich it was

She waited, thinking it was the female spirit who had appeared earlier today in her mother's car as they drove past the Fallen Cemetery on their way to camp Who was she? What did she need Kylie to do? There were never any easy anshen dealing with ghosts