Coalescence (Camden Investigations Book 1) Read Online Free PDF

discern at the
time. In other words, can you say for sure , the house wasn’t
visited by a spirit?”
    “I’m not certain. There seemed to be some intelligence in
the home that related to the dial. But we would really need to have acquired an
EVP or validation from a medium.”
    “Well, there you go. Why don’t you consult a medium?”
    “I could it’s . . .
just . . . My sister is a medium, but she’s not really active at the moment.”
    “What does that mean? Did she lose her gift?”
    “No, Mitchell. She just lost her will to use it. It’s a long
story.”
    “That’s something. You and your sister both possessing
supernatural abilities.”
    “Would you find this even more difficult to believe if I
told you we were really half-sisters?”
    “Honestly, I would. I mean, I thought these abilities
were passed from family members. And even if you’re half-sisters, that
transference is still possible.”
    “I doubt it. DJ and I have two different mothers, neither
gifted. There’s no way my Dad would believe he passed genes onto us. He’s never
around anyway, always working some government gig. He’s probably signing a
non-disclosure form as we speak.”
    “Ooh. I detect some anger. Don’t let me stop you. That’s
healthy.” Mitchell leaned against the car. His eyes grew distant. “And you’ve
got every right. If I ever have children, the one thing I wouldn’t do is
abandon them.”
    Iris explained how Dad left her mom and remarried a
younger woman, Doris Jean, when she was in first grade. “I never realized how
much younger this woman was until later. I can’t speak badly of her. She always
did right by DJ. And she didn’t deserve to die in such a horrible fashion.”
Iris wondered what life would have been like with her biological mom. It was as
big a mystery as the dial was becoming to be. Mom had stopped speaking to her
when she chose Dad over her.
    “But you still were never that close with her, were you?”
Mitchell’s comment nagged at her.
    Iris whisked bangs from her eyes. “I feel guilty that I
blame her for losing my one last biological parent. I think Dad did his best.
It was his career choice that ruined both marriages. And the funny thing is, I
still don’t have a freaking clue as to what he does.”
    “Okay, you seem certain that your dad doesn’t possess
abilities. Maybe it’s from your grandparents? Or, I know this may seem like a
harsh question, but did Doris Jean ever have an affair?”
    “Shit, I don’t think so. But does lineage validate our
abilities for you? Can you tell me, do you really believe I have psychic
abilities and that my sister can talk with the dead? Because if you don’t, you
might as well call me and my sister liars.” Iris felt awful accusing this man
who’d come here to help. But she was certain it was her abilities that mattered
bottom line, no matter how her dad figured into the picture. Still, when she
made the choice of which parent she wanted to live with, she chose her dad for
some inexplicable reason. Maybe it was simple as his gushy laugh.
    Mitchell squinted. “Hey, I don’t doubt your sister can
communicate with the beyond. I’ve never witnessed it firsthand myself. All I
can say is that I keep an open mind. That applies to this investigation and
every past and future investigation I will conduct.”
    Mitchell’s serious tone caught Iris off guard. The part
of her feeling guilty and hurt from her family’s past wanted to argue. Another
part of her sought a kindred spirit. She’d always believed her future husband
might be an investigator as well. She didn’t imagine the exact nature of their
investigations might lead them to be at odds with each other on more than one
occasion. She fantasized about whether this man in the green shirt might become
more than just a one-time colleague. When she allowed her anger to subside, she
couldn’t deny an attraction to the man who chased phantom objects in the sky.
He did have other