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“I think I’d like to be closer to the ocean.”
He was lifting his wine glass to his mouth, but he lowered it, his face expressionless.
“I know it’s expensive, and we don’t have to find somewhere that’s oceanfront, but if I could find an apartment—”
“Ellie.”
“—and real estate is cheaper since the last hurricane—”
“Ellie.”
I stopped talking and started twisting my hands in my lap.
“I think it’s a great idea. I don’t know why I hadn’t considered it before. If you’re closer to the ocean, you can swim in it every day. The spirit world is getting stronger, which means you’re going to have more and more contact with them. I think you’re right. I think we should do it.”
I released a heavy breath. “Thank you.”
His brow furrowed. “Did you think I’d be upset?”
“It’s so expensive. But if I manage to sell the house quickly, I can use what little money I get from the sale toward a down payment on a new place.”
“We’ll sort it out. I think we should start looking right after we get back.”
“There’s something else.”
“Something bigger than Claire’s newly awakened ghost-whisperer ability?”
“Today I remembered something about the night Momma was murdered.”
“You did?” He set down his wine glass. “When? What did you remember?”
“The man who was downstairs with Momma was looking for a ring. I think it was the one I’m wearing now.”
David stared at the wall behind the table, concentration wrinkling his brow. “That would definitely tie her death to the Ricardo Estate.”
“And there’s one more thing about my memory.” I waited until I had his full attention. “Ahone was there, and he kept me from going downstairs.”
“Ahone?Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“Thisisa big deal. Do you remember anything else?”
“He told me not to go downstairs.” I bit my bottom lip. “David, if he was there, he could have prevented Momma’s death. He’s using me. He’s been using me since I was a little girl. I think he knew I was a pure soul and he’s been waiting for me to be ready. He was the one who convinced Collin to break the curse.”
David looked skeptical. “That’s a lot of suppositions.”
“You’re the one who said there are no coincidences when it comes to the curse.”
“True enough.”
I needed to tell him what I’d discovered. “When I saw Collin today, he told me that Ahone came to him as a glowing ball of light two months before the curse broke. He’s the one who wanted Collin to come and see me.”
“Can you trust him?”
“I didn’t at first, but then he made a good point. All the other gods and spirits were locked behind the gate to hell. It had to be Ahone. He was the only one who was free.”
“And how do you know that Collin isn’t lying to you, that he didn’t come up with this plan all on his own?”
