feet. He holds his hand down to me, and pulls me up, snaking an arm around my back.
“I would never…” Daniel says, trailing off.
“I know.”
“So…” Daniel shoves his hands into the pockets of his jeans while he rocks back and forth.
“This might be bad,” Logan says, pointing at the house. “Three furious spirits are tearing this place apart.”
Before I can ask any questions, Carl and Rebecca arrive in the Circle van with the ghost hunting equipment. Something tells me we don’t need the cameras and EMF detector for this one. Though, maybe Carl will finally get his proof on camera. Logan takes my hand, entwining our fingers while our auras and powers mingle together. We gain strength from one another, and it seems to work much better when we’re touching. Raven stalks over, her expression stormy. Looks like our sorority clients annoyed her.
“Okay, so after Logan’s failed attempt at nabbing the spirit board, I’m guessing our ghosts don’t like guys much. I’m heading into the house to grab the board. Hopefully they let me in,” Raven says, her lips in a firm line. “It’s in the kitchen. Those idiots over there tried to burn it in the sink when the ghosts popped out. Good thing they didn’t succeed.”
Destroying a spirit board is never a good idea, not unless you’re looking to trap the spirit you summon to this plane. We need to banish the spirit, and then destroy the board. It will be burned to ash, the ashes scattered in several different places, at least one running water.
“I’ll be waiting,” Daniel says. Though he tries to appear nonchalant, his face pales.
Poor guy is going to have to touch the board to get a reading. I don’t envy his clairsentient power one bit. When I glance at Logan, he gives a little nod. I take Daniel’s hand in mine, lending him our combined strength. Anything powerful enough to make this much racket is not weak. Spirits are intangible—it can take years for a ghost to learn to manipulate the environment.
“If I’m not out in five minutes…” Raven trails off, leaving the worst case scenario unsaid.
“We’ll come in after you,” Daniel says, giving her a little salute.
She straightens her back and walks toward the wide-open front door. With one last glance over her shoulder, she crosses the threshold. My breath catches in my throat when a blue armchair flies out through the front bay window. Logan’s fingers tighten around mine. Daniel races to the chair, placing his palm on the arm. A small tremor twitches along his jawline when he glances back at us. It looks like we’re in for a rough night.
Chapter Six — Three Nasty Ghosts
Chapter Six
Three Nasty Ghosts
Logan
Tension rises as everyone stops to stare at the armchair now lying in the front yard. Though the sorority girls are frightened, their overall fear level doesn’t increase much. Mine soars along with my hammering heart. Only a powerful entity could throw a chair out the window, but it’s probably best to keep that little tidbit to myself. No point in scaring the sorority more. Kacie’s fingers clench my hand to the point of pain, but I don’t care, nor do I let go. We will need to combine our power to deal with whatever currently occupies the Rho Gamma Pi house.
I look on in horror as Daniel collapses against the armchair. Carl and Rebecca drag him away, but it’s impossible to miss the haunted look in his eyes. Every peek into the unknown carries a risk—we all know and accept that. It doesn’t make times like this any easier though. Kacie releases my hand and kneels down on the grass beside Daniel. When she pulls him into a hug, a surge of jealousy rushes through me. Unwarranted, I remind myself and potentially hazardous. We are a team and need to support each other, and yet all I can think of at the moment is wrenching her away from him.
“I’m going to check on Raven,” I murmur to Kacie, taking off before I can hear her reply.
My gaze travels