A Nightmare to Remember (Wicked Good Witches Book 5) by Starla Silver Read Free Book Online Page B

hell hole!”
    Nothing had gone right since she’d gotten here. This place was doing something to her. Turning her into some simpering version of herself.
    She’d failed to make Charlie Howard hers. And therefore in the process essentially taking over the Howard Witches. And once he had been given that Guardian ring, she’d turned her attention to it, but failed to get the ring from him.
    It did not sit well, or bode well, for the reasons she and her father had really come to the Isle. With everything going wrong, how the hell were they going to succeed?
    “No choice. In too deep. The Howard’s must pay…” she growled.
    Yes, having control over Charlie Howard would have made everything easier. And faster. They’d have probably been done and gone by now. And the Howard Witches would be no more.
    But it hadn’t gone that way.
    “I don’t have time for this shit,” Eva bellowed, rushing to the shower. She let it run until the entire room filled with steam and then got in, scrubbing her skin and washing her hair, over and over until the water ran clear.
    She finished, drying off, glad that the mirrors were still coated in steam so she couldn’t see herself. She didn’t understand what was happening, but she had to leave her room and wasn’t about to get her father involved. She grabbed a shirt that covered the almost gone bite mark so he wouldn’t see or question. It was too easy to see her shoulders while her hair was still wet, stringy and drying.
    “Oh, there you are,” said her father. “Getting a late start today, aren’t we?”
    “Yes.” She shrugged, saying nothing further. Instead, she grabbed a mug of coffee and joined her father at the table.
    “Are you okay?” he asked her.
    “Fine,” she lied grumpily. “Just needed to sleep in a little.”
    “Not pushing, just concerned. You are my daughter. I do worry.”
    “Well, don’t. No reason to.”
    Anthony Jordan’s mouth twitched, as though wanting to press the issue but he let it go, sipping his coffee.
    “Is everything ready for today?” Eva asked him, changing the subject.
    “Yes. It’s already begun. The Howards will find themselves very preoccupied today.”
    “Okay,” she said, grateful she’d have something to keep herself busy with. A strange feeling puddled around her middle. Guilt? Worry? Regret? Need? Anger? She didn’t quite know and wanted it to go away. The job was set and she’d see it through, regardless of anything else.
    “Distractions will abound for the Howard family,” her father saying. “The house will be empty.”
    “And what about the vampire?”
    “It will be an all-hands-on-deck situation. I’ve made sure of it. Alas, timing also seems to be on our side. Have you watched the local news today?”
    “No.”
    “Well let’s just say the Isle’s abuzz and a certain news program is unknowingly helping us keep the Howards extra preoccupied.”
    “I’ll be sure to tune in,” she lied again, not giving a shit about the local news. “As long as they are busy so I can get what we need. Besides, that’s what my disguise is for. Just in case.”
    “We know they don’t have an alarm system, so it should be easy to access the mansion and perform your search.”
    “If they just happened to leave what we need lying around,” retorted Eva.
    “They feel safe there. If it’s anywhere to be found, it will be in the Howard’s personal abode.”
    “Okay. I’m going to get ready.”
    “Good luck. Be careful.”
    “Yeah, thanks Dad,” she said with fake enthusiasm. With the luck she was having, she’d need a lot of it.
    Anthony stopped her before she made it out of the room. “Eva, wait.”
    She stopped, spinning around, hands on her hips with an annoyed look on her face.
    “Are you up for this?”
    “Isn’t it kind of late to turn back, Dad?”
    “I just meant that we could try again another day if you weren’t up to it today.”
    “I’ve already said I’m fine.”
    He nodded. “Okay. I won’t