The Weeping Lore (Witte & Co. Investigations Book 1)
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And then he slammed the door.
The needles of ice had worked their way down to Cian’s lungs. He couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t move. All he could think about was that last night, outside her window, and the look in her eyes.
Corinne.
The knock came after midnight, after Irene’s bath, after she’d wrapped her hair in a towel and slipped into a warm, puffy, white bathrobe.
It was Cian, of course.
The tremor in her heart was anticipation and fear.
He’d thought about it. He had wanted to see her tonight. He was going to persuade her, woo her.
She was ready now. She’d just needed time. Time to push out all the thoughts of Francis, time to bury the feel of his hands on her, time to escape the feel of him inside her.
The memories were like a cold, wet rag around her neck, but that would get better in time. In time, she might even feel normal.
But tonight, she would make herself be ready, for Cian’s sake.
When she opened the door, though, it was Harry who stood there. Not Cian. Harry looked different. A sheen of water covered his face. Not individual drops, as though he’d come in from the rain, but a perfect sheet. As though Harry had just broken the surface of a deep pond and the water still clung to him.
He smiled. Harry Witte’s perfect smile.
And then Irene realized what she was seeing on his face.
It was a mask.
Irene tried to pull back and shut the door. She was too slow.
Harry grabbed her by the throat and slammed her into the door frame.
The world went dark.
Table of Contents
The Weeping Lore
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68