Page 206 of The Valiant Knight
Chapter Ten
The Castle
Later Evening
After Midnight
Thursday
Thanks to a pissy ghost, who had no respect for other people’s bones, it had taken a while to clean up the mess. After examining the painting, they saw nothing about it that looked to be a clue.
In fact, the only remarkable thing was that the back had been sliced open, as if something had been in there.
Well, it was gone now.
So, they put the painting back with the others that were stored in that room, and then picked up the shattered parts of the skull.
Unfortunately for them, someone was going to have to put it back together again, and that wouldn’t be easy.
Tony was going to be busy.
Really busy.
Because they couldn’t trust whatever was lurking, and Ceit was nonstop weeping, they carefully moved the rest of Ceit’s bones back to her crypt.
The whole time, Gabby talked to her, apologizing for what happened as she tried to soothe the sad ghost.
Oddly, that worked.
It was clear that Gabby connected with the deceased woman on some level, and she calmed down.
Which was good because the sobbing was annoying.
Now, as Tony was working in the kitchen with a skull and some glue, Finn knew they needed to get some sleep so that tomorrow wouldn’t be absolutely miserable.
Escorting her to the bedroom, he kissed her at the door. What he wanted was to stay, but he wasn’t going to ask. That seemed tacky, and they were already moving fast.
“If you need me, come get me,” he said.
At his words, she looked confused.
What was this?
“Finn, you’re not sleeping with me?” she asked. Maybe it was just her, but they’d had sex, and they hadn’t used protection. She assumed they were spending the night together from here on out.
That’s what she’d wanted, anyway.
At his question, her heart skipped.
“I didn’t want to assume that I was invited.”
Well, she had news for him. They both jumped in without thinking twice, so there were two people on this ride together now.
That meant bed rights were included.
“If you cum in me, you certainly can sleep beside me,” she offered.
All of that tension and fear of her slipping away in the middle of the night eased, and he actually felt so much better. Now, he could breathe.
