Page 189 of The Defiant Curse

That she did.

When you ran into a situation like this as an investigator, there was only one route to take.

“Tomorrow, I suggest we start rethinking all of this. Something is way off here, and while it got quiet here, everyone is clearly not at rest if Ceit is still playing in dreams, doors are slamming, and the lake is bubbling.”

The lights flickered.

“And that!” she said, pointing up at the lights. “Is this new wiring?” she asked.

Graham laughed.

“Yep.”

Well, then, it wasn’t rats or a faulty wire. It was definitely something paranormal.

Because the pasta was done, Ethan tossed it with the sauce. He knew his wife was moments from a breakdown. He could hear it in her voice. It was best to distract her.

With food.

“Then I guess we need to work on that,” Ethan said. “It looks like we need to ignore EVERYTHING you guys found, and instead, dig into what seems to be stirring this up. Ceit.”

It appeared so.

From where he sat, Finn laughed.

“I’m out. I have work tomorrow, but I’ll make sure I leave Gabby here to help you guys dig around. Velma and Daphne are driving the bus, clearly.”

Elizabeth snorted.

“Not sure who I am, but sign me up,” she stated. “Despite the woo-woo, I do love a mystery—where I’m not in danger. I love even more that this appeared to be one thing, and was completely different. That’s kind of my specialty.”

And it was.

The words were out of her mouth, and no sooner, they all heard crying coming from the hallway.

“Where I don’t think I’m in danger,” she reiterated. “Yeah, I’m not a fan of weeping ghosts.”

Ethan reassured her.

“We’ll be okay. They just want their truth to come out. We need to figure out where her ‘heart is’, and why Duncan wanted her gone in the first place. Like you said, this seems to be all about her.”

That it did.

Elizabeth and Ethan moved around, dished out food, and then each took a seat at the big island.

Why mess up the dining room?

Besides, the crying was coming from that direction, and Elizabeth was nobody’s fool.

PASS.

Raising his hand, Graham had a question.

“Are we ignoring the big pink elephant in the room?” he asked.

Elizabeth was curious.

“Which one is that?” she asked.