Undead Urges (A Luna Thorn Witchy Mystery Book 3) by Amanda M. Lee
Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2024-04-02T00:00:00+00:00
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SIXTEEN
The plan was to remain in the basement until we were certain the social worker had left. The problem was, the house was so big we couldnât hear anything. We had to creep up the stairs and listen.
What we heard was a whole lot of trouble.
âCaw. Caw.â Lily was reenacting the pink phoenix show.
âYes, birds say âcaw,ââ a female voice I didnât recognize said encouragingly.
I moved to back up but ran into Sami, who was at the top of the stairs.
âDonât kill me,â Sami snapped. âIâm too pretty to die!â She said it far too loudly.
âPwetty,â Lily squealed. The pitter patter of her little feet indicated she was running in our direction.
âCrap,â I muttered.
Lily rounded the corner and lit up like a reality television star spotting a camera when she saw Aric. âYay!â She threw herself at Aric, who had been spoiling her rotten.
He instinctively caught and lifted her.
None of us were surprisedâalthough we were all horrifiedâwhen a pretty woman in a fancy suit, dark curls exploding in every direction, rounded the corner following Lily. âHello,â she said carefully as her gaze bobbed between us. âI donât believe weâve met. Iâm Cara Carter.â She extended her hand.
I eyed it like an idiot. âHello,â I said.
âWeâre the maids,â Zoe blurted.
âYouâre the maids?â Cara arched an eyebrow.
âThatâs what I said,â Zoe confirmed.
âI see. Werenât those the maids I saw going around the house in uniforms about twenty minutes ago?â
âWeâre the specialized maids,â Zoe said, launching into her tale with gusto. âWe donât wear uniforms because we clean things nobody else wants to clean, and we refuse to suffer the indignity of a uniform on top of that. Uniforms are crap.â
âWhat things?â
âYou know, like the gunk that gets caught in the drain,â Zoe replied. âThatâs his job.â She jerked her thumb at Jesse. âAnd the ring around the bathtub? We make this one do it with a toothbrush.â She pointed to Sami.
âI donât want to clean the ring around the tub,â Sami whined. âThatâs gross, and whose toothbrush will I use?â
âIf youâre not careful, your own,â Zoe warned.
This conversation was quickly spiraling. If we were the reason Aidan and Jerry didnât get their son, I would never forgive myself.
âDid something happen with Lily?â Cormack asked as he rounded the corner. He was taken aback to see us. He covered quickly. âYouâre early.â
âYes, weâre that good of employees,â Zoe said. âWe always show up early.â
âEmployees?â Cormack asked.
âTheyâre your specialized maids,â Cara said.
Cormack scowled.
âWe clean up the stuff nobody wants to clean up,â Sami volunteered. âApparently, weâre using my toothbrush.â
Cara cocked her head and studied Cormack. âSomething tells me this story is fishy,â she said.
âYou whore,â Lily said.
I was about to fall over when the social worker broke into a wide grin.
âIâm glad to know that thereâs some reality to this family,â she said to Cormack. âThe prettiest little girl in the world thing was giving me doubts. I thought maybe there was something wrong in this castle.â
Cormack scratched his cheek. âI have a colorful brood of children.
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