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the front doors. I d just slid it back on when he came over to me with
a smile. Before he could say anything, I fisted his shirt and pulled him
to me. I mashed my lips down to his in a passionate, toe-curling kiss.
Nothing says love like a new gun. I chuckled as I let him go but
kissed him again. I realized I was wrinkling his shirt by holding him
that way. Instead, I ran my hand up his neck into his hair as I made
love to his mouth. We didn t break apart until air became necessary.
You re so getting a blow job or two later.
Good thing I gave you a large budget for the new armory, he
panted, smiling at me before he pulled back. I m so glad you liked
it.
You didn t just order this since we split up, I said, realizing how
long it takes to order a gun, get it registered, and all the hoops to jump
through. Raven shook his head as we walked out the door and headed
to the garage.
I ordered it the day after we first slept together, he replied as his
cheeks heated up. I remembered you saying you wanted it, and after
such an earth-shattering night, I wanted to do something that showed
how much it meant to me.
It did? I gasped, grabbing his arm so he faced me as we got to
his vehicle. I didn t know that.
Finn, that was the most amazing sex and connection I d felt in
my life, he said softly, as he looked sad. I I know I didn t act like it
rocked my world and meant so much to me that night. But you scared
me. I d never felt emotional like that during sex. That s why I
basically ran from you that night, not because you weren t important
or I thought you were a slut.
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Thank you for telling me that, I whispered against his lips as I
crowded him against the SUV. You have no idea how much better
knowing that makes me feel about us. Is that why you didn t even kiss
me?
I meant what I said about the kissing, he answered, leaning in to
lick the seam of my mouth. I d never been a fan, never saw the point
of it. But you showed me it wasn t kissing it was who I was kissing.
I could spend days simply kissing you and be happier than I ever have
in my life.
You re getting really good at the sweet-talk, I said with a wink
as I groped his cock before jogging around to the passenger s seat. He
shook his head and laughed as we climbed in and set off.
I glanced over the case file, which wasn t much, as he drove. He
filled me in that the chief of police knew James and called the order a
lot for help. Raven went on to explain to me how entrance and the
security cameras at the Everglades worked. They were put in a few
years ago, since it was an infamous place for body dumps since the
wildlife took care of the remains. Gross.
The cameras were mounted at the main entrances of the park and
were night-vision activated. The state just didn t have enough man
power to patrol such a large area. One of the guards had seen a dark
SUV enter the park and leave not to long after last night, and it raised
red flags since the park was technically closed. That, and the vehicle
was missing license plates or any identifying markings.
By the time we pulled up, I was caught up on how this would
work and the background I needed to know. When Raven parked, I
got out and joined him at the front of the SUV as two policeman came
towards us.
Good to see you again, Raven, the one said as he extended his
hand and smiled at my man.
Nice to see you, too, Raven. He chuckled and shook hands. I
raised an eyebrow at him and gave me a wink. Finn Murphy, this is
Officers Raven and Patrick.
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Last names, Officer Raven said as he shook my hand next. We
have fun with it.
I got you. I snickered as we got the introductions out of the way.
You guys have any ideas or a grid-search set up?
Nope, we just got here ourselves, Officer Patrick answered as
he spread his arms wide. It s your show.
Okay, you know what to do, right? Raven asked me, and I gave
him a firm nod. I closed my eyes and reached out, feeling what was
around me. I heard Raven gasp, and I knew I d located the soul.
Holy shit, you re a channeler!
New trainee for power testing? Officer Raven said as his eyes
went wide as he stared at Raven. I guess he wasn t used to seeing
Raven shocked.
What s a channeler? I asked and opened my eyes back up and
stared at the soul in front of us. I was listening to her instead of Raven
until he touched my arm. I m sorry, what?
It means that you don t just feel them and can find them, but they
can do the same for you, Raven answered as he smiled at me like a
proud parent. It means you are way more gifted than most of the
order, me included. Can you talk to her? Will she answer you?
Yes, but sometimes the answers aren t very clear, I said as I
scrunched my eyebrows together. Why is that?
You know how we ve explained that when a soul is around their
body too long they start to get confused and the message gets
convoluted. I nodded, thinking I understood what he was getting at.
Same thing. She s probably easy for you to understand since she s
only been here since last night. But if it had been weeks, they can
only take so much of seeing themselves dead and not being able to
leave the area.
It s so sad, I whispered as I moved towards the soul. She
reached out her hand to me and while I couldn t take it in mine, I
reached out as well to show I understood. I m so sorry.
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She gave me a soft smile and a half shrug before leading the way.
The longer I was around her, the more I learned about her. The poor
kid was in college here and went out on a date with the wrong guy.
The asshole wouldn t take no for an answer after dinner, and they
fought. According to her memories, her death had been an accident,
though if he hadn t been trying to force her, it would never have
happened.
The guy freaked out and wanted to clean up her death, so he drove
out here. Unfortunately for him, he didn t know there were cameras or
people like us who could help. I stopped when she did, my stomach
churning as I looked down at her lifeless body. So young. Such a
waste of life and potential.
We ll do right by you, I whispered to her as the officers started
calling out orders into their radios. She kept talking and telling me
what she knew about the man that had killed her. Raven was next to
me, furiously writing down everything the police needed to know. I
could hear the grief in her voice, but it seemed to give her some
closure that the guy would be caught.
And while this is horrible, your family won t always have to
wonder what happened to you, Raven said quietly to her. This
monster won t be able to hurt anyone else ever again.
She agreed but still looked obviously, and understandably, sad.
We said our good-byes, gave the officers the information, and left. It
was about five minutes outside of the park that I told Raven to pull
over. He did, and I hopped out in enough time to empty my stomach
on the side of the road.
Does it get easier? I asked when I was done, and he handed me
a napkin to wipe my mouth with.
No, no it doesn t, he answered as he squatted down next to me
and rubbed my back. You ll go through the stages of grief as if she
was family or close to you, because it s not just a body to you when
you see and talk with the soul. But after a few times of this, you ll
learn to adjust, adapt to how you look at what you re doing.
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I don t understand, I said as tears burned in my eyes, and I
shook my head.
What was the first thing you thought of when you saw her
body?
Why couldn't I have saved her? Why couldn t I have stopped this
from happening?
Exactly, Raven said gently as he cupped my cheek and helped
me stand. And that s why you will grieve, and there s nothing wrong
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