Kahne grabbed the TV remote, dropped it on the floor and crushed it beneath a heavy leather boot.

“Hey!” Ashley said.

“Watch.”

Within seconds, the plastic hissed and popped letting loose a cloud of thick, black smoke. She wrinkled her nose, expecting the smoke to smell acrid. Instead, it smelled like vanilla and black berries.

“What was that?” she asked.

“A witch spell.”

She rolled her eyes. “Yeah right.”

“You believe I’m a damned spirit possessing your best friend, don’t you? A witch is more believable, I would think.”

Well, when he put it that way…

She changed the subject. “How did you know the remote was spelled?”

He went back to the window, pushing it shut. “The smoke you saw? That was magic. And it smells like a witch in here.”

“Why would a witch spell my remote?”

He double-checked the locks on the window, pushing up on the frame testing its purchase. “I wouldn’t know. I’m not a witch, after all.”

There was something wrong with this situation—her taking the spell and the topic of witches with so little reluctance. If Kahne told her Jesus was real and that the Holy Grail existed, would she believe that too? She just might, because if demons and witches were real, maybe everything else was too.

“What are you thinking about?” he asked suddenly. The question stood in the room between them like some unfitting statue.  

Ashley stayed up against the wall farthest from him. “I’m just wondering why you’re here.”

“I came to bring you something.” He nodded at her dresser.

Somehow, she’d missed the small purple box when she first came in the room. Now, she took it in her hands, eyeing Kahne. What if this was another trap?

“Go ahead,” he said. “It’s for your protection.”

“Yeah.” Beth switched her cup from one hand to the other. “My mom works in the ER. She was there last night when they brought him in. They had to pump his stomach I guess. But get this—” she leaned over conspiringly, her hair falling around her shoulders, “—he was totally dead for like two minutes and then he just sat up completely fine.”

I'm almost done with the Possession revision. I've been working on it now about four weeks, but finally was able to focus all of my attention on it at the start of this week. I'd been taking notes on it while doing my revisions for the write-for-hire so I knew where I was going. I've been working on it nonstop and the pile of dishes and laundry proves it! 

I'd love to get it done this weekend and then do a read through. The thought of submitting it again makes me quite giddy. I can' t wait! But...must be patient...

Adding Kahne's POV was definitely a good idea. There were so many cool details that came through his POV that surprised me. And I really, really wouldn't mind writing a sequel to this book. I don't usually think of books in term of series or trilogies or whatever, but I love these characters so much that I'd like to come back to them. 

And when I'm finished with this, I think I might start working on that book that deals with death. Haven't really thought of a title yet, but I want something cool like melissa_writing's Wicked Lovely. I like the feeling I get when I hear that title. And the images that come to mind.