Haunted Destiny: A Midnight Dragonfly Bonus Short Story (7 page)

“Hey,” was all she said. Maybe it was something in her voice—or maybe something in her expressive eyes—but my throat got all tight. I don’t really know what I felt. Surprise, maybe relief.

“How did you know?” I asked.

Her smile was sad. “Chase called me.”

I hated the sudden salty sting in my eyes. He must have called the second I walked away. The Ware house District where she lived wasn’t that far, but still, she must have come for me the second she got the call.

“Come on,
cher
,” she said. “Let’s go home.”

Home. I wasn’t sure where that was anymore. I stood there a long moment, looking at this stranger who was my father’s sister, my grandmother’s daughter, and though we barely knew each other, something warm swelled through me. Quietly I walked to the passenger side of her gorgeous brand-new car and pulled open the door, saw the photograph.

“I found that earlier,” Aunt Sara said. “Not sure why I grabbed it on the way out…”

But I was. Because somehow she understood. She knew. She knew how badly I needed to connect.

Numbly I picked up the faded black-and-white image, and for the first time I could remember, saw my mother.

About the Author

Ellie James believes in dreams and destiny. A graduate of the LSU Manship School of Journalism, Ellie has been writing as long as she can remembering, with tragic poems and tender stories giving way to mystery, adventure, and a fascination with the unexplained. Currently, Ellie resides with her husband and two children in Texas.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

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