Chapter 10

“Just be certain you’re on your best with anything mysterious you see, young man. An upset ghoul or apparition isn’t what you want to face in the middle of the night. Particularly since you’re alone in the Prince room.”

I decide to take her advice and continue my travels. In the hallway, surfacing outside the kitchen area, I turn a corner as Bar turns the same corner. A collision occurs, and our chests bump into each other. Stomach and shoulders bounce together. Faces almost meld into a kiss. Our crouches ever so slightly collide; not that I deter such an action from happening.

During the clumsy event, I almost fall to the carpeted floor, but he catches me in his arms.

“That could have been an ugly fall for you.”

“Thanks for the catch.”

“My pleasure. It’s what I’m here for.”