Welcome to the Hot Halloween Heroes Giveaway Hop! Leave a comment with your email address for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card. Today we are going to take a look at the ghost of St. Clair Manor who waits to right the tragic history of the Cardiff family. Once the high priestess of il Dragone, the evil forces who stalk the Cardiffs through time, our spirit has sacrificed her life to in a desperate effort to save the Cardiffs. il Dragone is praying to their god it won’t work.
What powers would you wish for and would you give up your powers, to save a life?
Amelie stared up at the yellow-gold satin fringe of the canopy on the four-poster.
“Beautiful, is it not?” The woman stood near the balcony doors. Her French was soft and seductive. Her face was in profile as she stared out at the black night. There was a single bedside lamp on and shadows clung to every corner but Amelie remembered those auburn curls tumbling down the woman’s back. “Everything in this manse is beautiful.”
Amelie glanced at the canopy fringe again and tried to form an answer, but no words came out. She wanted to see the woman’s face, and leaned up on her elbows. There was a dull ache between her eyes but she was more interested in the woman.
The wind whipped at the balcony windowpanes as the woman stared into the dark. The balcony doorknob rattled.
Amelie drew her eyes away from the windy night and whispered in French, “I am Amelie.” She cleared her throat, which was as smooth as sandpaper.
“Welcome.” There was amusement in the greeting. High cheekbones lifted with a smile.
She did not want to seem ignorant of the fact that Roman was married if indeed he was, and so she waited. The woman did not introduce herself and she would not look away from the howling night. The wind at the panes reminded Amelie of the lashing waves in her dreams…
“Hello, sleeping beauty.” Roman came through the bedroom door with a tray. He placed it on the nightstand. “You must have just woken. I brought you water.”
“Oh, thank you.” She sat up against the pillows and took the proffered glass. She drank half of it before he took the glass from her.
“Not too much. How are you feeling?”
“Fine. I was just talking to…” She glanced at the balcony doors, and blinked to clear her head. The woman was gone. The doorknob no longer rattled and the night was calm.
“Talking to whom?”
Amelie pointed to the double doors. “She was standing right there.”
“Anne?”
“No, a young woman. French. In a…some sort of dressing gown, I guess.”
“Caroline in a dressing gown? She’s much fonder of starched linen.”
“Your wife?”
“Not in this lifetime.” He chuckled. “The live-in maid.” He walked to the wall and turned the light switch on. “She’s not here now, and she’s not French.”
20 responses to “Hot Halloween Heroes Giveaway Hop!”
I would love to have the ability to teleport but I do think I would give it up for a loved one 🙂
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I would like to have mind-reading ability, but I would give it up to save a life!
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i would love to have the mind reading ability, so I can know how someone feels to help them when they need it, and to love them with eveything i know.
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I would give up my powers to save a life, and while I would love to have multiple powers, I think the power to heal would be my choice. Thank you for asking. lisagk(at)yahoo
Definitely adds spice to it
to teleport, maybe
I would love to be able to teleport, but I would give it up to save a life.
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I’d love to be able to manipulate time. Yes, to save a life I would give it up.
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The ability to fly, but would give it up in a minute to save a life.
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I would love to have the ability to find people and things, so that I could locate missing persons, especially children. Love/hate relationships make things interesting. evamillien at gmail dot com
What power to have? Love to be able to heal by touch. How tough it would be to make that decision to give it up to save a life. Probably…yeah, I would.
i can say i tlak to the dead yea i now it weird but they like me and they can tlak tome with out going bonker on me i have talk to the sprit since i was 12 and keep it up al though adult hood my neighbor dying and then i think he been coming in the pat to get out
I think that Love/Hate adds more sexual tension to the relationship! Love it!
It definitely adds some spice!
Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes.
When done right, enemies to lovers is such a good theme. the passion, tension, the underlying doubts. It just shouldn’t happen too fast…
I would like the power to stop time and yes, I could give it up to save someone.
always spices it up
Love/hate relationships are always spicier.
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