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walked to the window so she could take a look at the gardens outside. After all, I m
going to be here for almost a month.
Ah, well, you ll want to explore as much of the castle and the grounds as you can
while you re here.
Oh definitely. What I could see as we drove in was wonderful.
If you d like I could guide you around the castle and the grounds. I ve been
around long enough that I can offer a bit of insight into the castle s history.
Do you think you could do it without making me look insane for talking to
someone who isn t there?
Seamus chuckled again. I think we could manage that.
The thing is, Katie was a little reluctant to mention it, but it was important to her,
I don t want anyone to know I can see ghosts, much less communicate with them.
Why not? There are lots of supernatural creatures around Tullamore. You don t
have to worry about anyone here accusing you of being a witch or running you out of
the village.
Actually I m more worried about people wanting me to try to contact their dead
relatives. Or the ghosts wanting me to tell someone something or do something for
them. She sighed. I figured out a long time ago that I was better off pretending I
didn t see things. People were less likely to treat me like a freak.
He nodded. I can understand that. Heloise told me how people in the village
treated her. Even though they came to her for help, there were some who wouldn t
acknowledge her by the light of day.
Exactly!
So why did you let me know you could see me? Seamus asked with a tilt of his
head.
I, uh& Katie stammered. She wasn t about to admit that she had been stunned to
find a gorgeous hunk lying in her bed after she had been fantasizing about something
similar just moments before.
I was surprised to find you there. I thought you were flesh and blood when I first
saw you. She blurted out nervously, You don t look like a ghost.
I m not a ghost.
Well, no, you re not. But you re not quite, um, solid either.
I am aware of that too, he mumbled.
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That must be rather difficult for you, Katie said. To be trapped between worlds,
so to speak.
Some days more than others. He stood abruptly and walked to the suite door.
Then again, it does have its advantages, he said with a cocky grin.
Katie turned on the couch so she could watch where he was going. Like what?
I can peek at all the beautiful female hotel guests when they re in the bath and they
don t even know it. Seamus winked at her then disappeared through the suite door.
That s not ethical! she shouted at the closed door.
Had he watched her while she was in the bathtub? Or as she was getting dressed or
undressed?
A spiral of heat zipped through her body.
Another part of her was annoyed that he may be watching some other unsuspecting
guest right now.
Men!
Either way she was sure he d be back. And when he did return, she was going to
tell him exactly what she thought of his Peeping Tom activities.
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Ghostly Persuasion
Chapter Five
After tossing and turning for what felt like hours, Katie finally fell asleep. Strangely
enough, once she did she slept deeply. Despite her vividly erotic dreams starring her
and Seamus.
Her body still tingled from all the places she dreamed he had touched her. Too bad
she left her vibrator at home. The horror of an airport security worker or a customs
agent finding it lessened now that her hormones were on overload.
She rushed through her morning routine then dressed. She told herself it wasn t
because one spirit-like hunk might pop in at any minute. It was because she was hungry
and anxious to see more of the castle.
Before heading out the door she grabbed her sweater and stuffed some money in
her jeans pocket along with her door key. On her way to the lobby she took the
opportunity to look at the paintings she d passed the evening before.
One in particular caught her eye. It was a rocky coastline caught in a tempest. What
made the portrait stand out was the lone figure standing atop a cliff looking out at the
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