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But itblood

And she was terrified suddenly that if it touched her…

Darcy sprang fro, it wasn’t a whisper, a hint of what had happened It was pure evil And so deeper than her intuition, than her acceptance, than any peace or calarnered over the years, deserted her completely Terror, older and more basic than any hues, and tore out of the roo herself as she tore out of the roo

She ca and it was there that she heard her name shouted She had probably been called several tih to her conscious thought

Darcy stopped dead still, sanity filling her mind as quickly as it had deserted it

She could have kicked herself, thoroughly

It was Matt Stone calling her na down the stairs He was in boxers and a robe, haphazardly cast over his shoulders

Even as she saw hiray hair tousled, ca behind him in a pair of paja into his back, appeared

It was uncanny, almost as bizarre as the dream, or reality, she had just experienced, the way they all appeared so quickly, the entire household, withinas Matt and Penny caathered in the foyer at the foot of the stairs, alarruntled

Matt Stone’s eyes were hard and suspicious

"The Lee Rooe of derision in his tone "I thought you were the great ghost hunter"

Clint was kinder "Are you all right, Darcy?"

She stared at Matt "Yes, and I’hthtely "You saw the lady in white"

Carter let out a long sniff "Oh, Penny! I used to spend a lot of time in that room I never saw any lady in white"

"I’ve seen her, Clara Issy has seen her, and she sent a bride running out of that roonantly

Matt stared hard at Penny, Carter, and Clint, one by one, then turned around, starting up the stairs "Tapping on a table is one thing," he said irritably "But if you two have rigged that room somehow…"

"Matt, jeez, darily

"I sure as hell wouldn’t! I don’t believe in the damned spooks!" Carter said

"I believe in thenantly Matt had already started up the stairs Darcy watched as the others all rushed back up the stairs behind hihtmare I woke you all I’ainst the door of the Lee Roo it to open all the way He, Carter, and Clint walked in Where, of course, nothing was disturbed, and nothing at all was out of the ordinary

Matt, however, appeared detered through her hung clothing, looking for what in the small space, she didn’t know He looked under the bed, then walked to the balcony doors, throwing them open as well He walked out on the balcony, then came back in, arms crossed over his chest as he stared at Darcy

"Just exactly what did you see?"

"I didn’t see anything," she lied "I had a dream That’s all And I’m sorry Terribly sorry"

"I don’t think you should sleep in here any, but held her ground

"I need to sleep in here"

"Why? You can explore this room--or do whatever the hell it is that you do--by day"

Darcy shook her head "Look, once again, I’ain I swear it"

"No"

"Aw, Matt, you’re just down the hall," Clint said, charatitude, despite the fact that his words didn’t seem to help any

"No," Matt repeated stubbornly

"Look, I swear to you, I’ave ht, Matt, I disturbed you And I realize that you’re the sheriff and you have a day job, and I’m really, truly, sorry"

"Matt!" Penny put in