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"Don't knohy the others are pissed about having to wait in the RV," Tyler continued in his faux gruht now"

"You see ghosts all the time Most of them have never laid eyes on a full-bodied apparition, and they've worked as investigators for years"

"They don't want to see this one," he countered, serious this tireeto be in the cave Chris had argued fiercely about being present since seeing if his invention could trap and contain a powerful ghost was the cul for his went south We co by the ave the all clear The rest of the team waited in the two recreational vehicles parked by the side of the road nearly a mile away froretted notChris and the team wait even farther away If this didn't work, we'd have a very pissed-off phantoe we had ready to burn would be enough to send Kras went awry, but hope wasn't a guarantee That hy Chris had sage at the ready, and so in little ceramic pots in each RV, plus my mother was there, ready to heal any injuries if that weren't enough

When I told Bones that Madigan would likely be scouring hotels looking for us after we'd absconded froht as our hotel on wheels The RVs cah any rental channels Madigan could track-and knowing Ted, probably not legal ones, either I'd also kept my cell phone powered off for the last few days while all of us worked feverishly to co a call would be enough for Madigan to trace If everything went as planned, I'd turn it back on and resurface once Kraan would be forced to ad me in order to be able to berate ance would allow that

Or iven ht since I'd been thrown out of the conificant about their past to explain why he was so convinced that Madigan was up to no good, and despiteconcrete to focus on, either He seehosts, but any forent would fixate on the idea of invisible, undetectable spies Yes, Madigan was a prejudiced prick who'd royally screwed Tate over, but if being intolerant and screwing someone out of a well-earned promotion was a crime, this country would need to build a lot more jails

"I hear them, they're almost here," Bones said froe to traverse before we reached the part of the cave where the trap was located Tyler picked his way carefully,him a new pair of pants when a piece of fabric tore on a protruding liht Who wears Dolce & Gabanna to go underground?" I pointed out

"If I'ood," was his reply

I wanted to reassure him that he absolutely would not die, but the words stuck in my throat I'd dowith a strong, vicious spectre and a trap that ht not work It had successfully held Fabian, then Elisabeth, e tested it yesterday, but to tell Tyler he wasn't risking his life su Kramer would be a flat-out lie, and I wasn't about to lie to someone I now counted as a friend

"Here we are," I said, when the cavern widened to a thirty-foot ceiling and a s the far wall Bones stood in theli were in pet carriers on the sandy bank, Fabian and Elisabeth floating beside the that Elisabeth was here to witness this Fabian wasn't about to stay behind even though entering the cave was harder for him noith his lesser power level and the abundance of liaze locked with Bones's If he orried, nothing in his expression or vibe gave it away Instead, confidence exuded frolittered with anticipation With his tight long-sleeved shirt and round except for the exquisite pale contrast of his face and hands Good thing he mostly blended, too, since Kramer wasn't supposed to see him until it was too late

"Ready, luv?" he asked

"Alar," Tyler replied with a cheeky wink

I rolled my eyes Between Bones's self-assurance and Tyler's irrepressible flirting, ed into optimisrabbed soe of the strea suit I already had lighters in each pants pockets and so did he All that was left was to break out the Ouija board, and Tyler was already pulling it out of his backpack

Bring it on, Inquisitor We've got a surprise waiting for you

"Ready"

Tyler and I stood on either side of the stone-and-quartz pedestal, the Ouija board lying flat between us This tiers on it, as if I needed re that my borrowed powers fro that as well "So you want to tell me, Cat?"

"Nope," I said, and it was the unvarnished truth Tyler didn't know that one of the fragile cogs in the peace wheel between vahouls loosely rested on certain people still believing that I had special connections to the dead Luckily, no one but Bones knew the average shelf life of my borrowed powers, so I should be able to stretch out the illusion that I could raise Reer

What would happen after that jig was up, I'd worry about later One perilous probleht," Tyler said, after it became clear that was all I'd ante up on the subject He cleared his throat, darkly ain hat he was about to do, then placed his fingers on the planchette

"Heinrich Kramer, we suhout the cave as he spoke, his voice strong and co a piss before starting this