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“What the mind can’t understand, it creates explanations for. The idea of an invisible monster doing that damage isn’t a scenario their minds can comprehend. So they sought shadows to explain it away. Even so, did they give you what you needed for the insurance people?” Kit asked.
“Yes, I’ll be able to have my poor car towed now and at least get a cover one until my insurer replaces it or pays out,” Stephanie replied.
“Will that take long?” Kit inquired.
Stephanie knew why he asked. Kit wanted her to travel to one of his sibling’s inns and find an additional trap. He still hadn’t shown her what one looked like, but nor had he mentioned her leaving again. It was obvious her idea had taken root with Kit. She believed he felt he’d have a substitute should she secure a back-up trap, and she fully intended to. Her dream was something she refused to let go of.
While it was just her and Kit, the second trap should be fine. But they needed to return this creature back to hell. Otherwise, she could live here as much as she wanted, but she’d never be able to open the inn to the public. If her presence was a danger, a pub full of people was catastrophic.
“Stephanie?” Kit asked, and she jumped. She’d drifted off in her thoughts.
“For them to send a car, no. To replace mine or give me the payment, yes. They don’t rush.”
“What if I gave you the money to get a new one?” Kit offered, and Stephanie looked at him, amused.
“That means a lot, Kit, but your funds aren’t the same as currency today,” she said.
“But if I sold a couple of items?” Kit asked and held out his hand.
Stephanie’s brows nearly shot into her hairline. What was in front of her was a heavy gold broach, studded with precious jewels. It would be worth a fortune in today’s market.
“Wow,” Stephanie gasped. “It would probably sell for more than my car’s value, Kit, but there are a few factors. I would need papers saying it belongs to me, and then it would have to be appraised at an auction. Once it’s been examined, they would determine a price before selling. It could take a month to run through the entire process.”
“Everything is so much more complicated today,” Kit groused.
“Where did you get that?” Stephanie inquired.
“It was left behind by someone who never returned for it. I have rather an extensive collection hidden away. Some belonged to my family, which Lucian shared amongst us when Papa died. I also have bags of five, two, one and half guineas. Would they be worth anything?”
“Yes. How much, I don’t know, but you could be sitting on a fortune, Kit,” Stephanie said. She pulled out her phone and typed into the search engine. Moments later, her face paled.
“How many five guineas do you have?”
“A bag full,” Kit mused, shrugging.
“Depending on their quality, they range from twenty thousand and one in mint condition sold for one hundred and twenty thousand pounds!” Stephanie whispered, feeling faint.
“That’s a lot of money!” Kit exclaimed.
“Kit, it would mean you’re rich beyond belief. Why do you have them?”
“Oh, we all kept funds at the inns hidden away. It was in case we ever needed it. I also have some stacks of banknotes in a pristine condition,” Kit elaborated.
“I have no idea, but I think you’re sitting on millions, Kit.”
“And would that purchase a new car?”
Stephanie laughed. “Kit, it’s a good job I’m honest. Two coins at twenty thousand each would purchase me a new vehicle. A million dollars would buy me… say each car was forty thousand, it would buy twenty-five cars.”
“And you only need one!” Kit teased.
“Indeed. But keep your money where it is for now. Therefore, we have coverage.”
Kit frowned. “You pay insurance so marauding ghosts can damage your car?”
Stephanie thought he looked undeniably cute.
“No, we pay, so if our car is damaged, we get it repaired. Should it be beyond repair, they will replace it or offer the value of the car to the owner. My vehicle was five years old, so while I won’t get as much, I shall still receive a good sum to replace it. I’ll call now and start the ball rolling,” Stephanie said.
