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sounds horrible.”
    “It is. I’m glad no one else saw it.”
    The picture of his headless body tied to the cross and burning was one branded deep within her skull like a permanent tattoo. She’d never forget the image.
    Elbow pressed to the counter, Katie held the tiny glass between her fingers and in front of her friend.
    “Ben and Charles were there?” Jules asked as she poured more vodka.
    “Yeah, they saw it.”
    Katie winced inwardly and berated herself mentally for calling Kyle’s body an it . He’d loved her, cared for her, taught her a world of knowledge about supernatural creatures and how to fight them. How did she show respect? Calling him it . What a terrible, disrespectful girlfriend she was. She threw the liquor into her mouth and swallowed.
    Jules shook her head. “I can’t imagine.” Her eyes lifted. “I’m sorry.”
    “Yeah, me too.”
    Katie lowered her eyes as a long list of apologies filled her mind. She regretted she wasn’t there to help Kyle. If she’d been with him, she could’ve battled to save him. If that wasn’t enough, she was sorry she wasn’t a better girlfriend. She challenged him on just about everything and although she kissed him daily and had intimate relations with him most nights, she failed to tell him how much she loved him everyday. But she wasn’t a mushy girly-girl. Katie had shown her affection and admiration in many other ways. He had to know how deep her feelings were for him, or else he wouldn’t have wanted her to live with him, wouldn’t have proposed to her and wouldn’t have offered immortality. Yes, he knew she loved him, but she still could’ve spoken the tender words to reinforce how she felt.
    Jules reached over the counter and placed her hand on top of Katie’s arm. “I am so, so sorry. I know how much he meant to you.”
    Katie stared into her friend’s eyes and saw genuine affection and concern. “I…I…” Her tongue refused to move. So many words filled her mind, but she couldn’t speak a single one. Kyle was the love of her life and he wanted to love her forever. Words couldn’t describe his value to her.
    “You should stay here. We have a spare room you can use. I’ll talk to Joe and let him know you’ll be here for a while.”
    “Thank you. I appreciate it. I can give you some cash to help out.”
    Jules poured another drink. “No, no. You’re family to me. You’ve always helped me out. I know if something happened to Joe, you would be there for me too.”
    Unquestionably, Katie would do anything to help her best friend. Before Joe came into her life, Jules went through a string of problems. When the weather was bad and she didn’t have enough money to pay the gas bill, Katie loaned Jules the funds. When Jules couldn’t afford to fix her car, Katie paid for the repairs. For a couple of years, Jules worked two jobs to pay her mortgage and bills. Putting food in the house was last on her list of priorities, so Katie stocked Jules’s pantry and refrigerator a few times to make sure she stayed healthy. Jules was far more then a sister to Katie. She was a loyal and trusting friend who would never turn her back on her, never judge her and never do anything to harm her. Katie was damn lucky to have met her, even if she was a bit sneaky at times.
    “I hope you never have to go through this.” Katie lifted her drink. “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.” She downed the vodka fast.
    Jules tossed another shot into her mouth, then set her glass down with a heavy clank. “Did Ben or Charles find any evidence of who killed Kyle? I mean, destroyed him?” She gritted her teeth. “I hate saying that word. It just sounds fucking horrible.”
    Katie leaned her elbows on the counter and held her face in her hands. “They think Kyle might have been involved with drugs.”
    She burst with laughter. “What? Are you fucking kidding me?”
    “They used a drug sniffing dog to check out my trunk after I told them I picked up a package