The Barn (BOOK ONE OF THE THE FOREST OF GHOSTS SERIES)

The Forest Of Ghosts: Book One: The Barn

" "You're sure that's all of them? And they're all female house sparrow?" Diego prompted him, raising one eyebrow. The older man through his hands up in the air. "Diego! Have I ever steered you wrong?" Diego gave him a puzzled expression, furrowing his eyebrows. "I. . . have never made a deal with you before now, Davey," he pointed out. "Exactly!" Davey cawed, "I've never steered you wrong." He said with a grin. "Tha. . . That's not how that-" "Go make me proud, boy!" Davey cheered, jumping to the rolling grasslands inside the portal just as it closed. "-works. . . " His words faded out. After a pause, he dismissed the black-cloak-wearing individual from his mind, picking up his female house sparrow feathers and exiting the alley."

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" "You're gonna go to hell for that. Why are you so gay?"

"I don't know, ma'am, why are you such a brussel sprout?"

"Seraphina, you're being rude."

"And you're being homophobic."

"And you're going to hell."

"Not before you."

"What?"

"You heard me."

"That just earned you detention, young lady.""

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" "Hey, Alishaaa!" Flynn faked excitement at her calling. "Flynn, where are the watermelons?" Alisha growled into the phone, sounding angry beging belief. "I-I don't know what you're talking about." He stammered out, speaking rather quickly. "Have I mentioned how lovely you look this morning?" He said in a smooth voice. There was a pause.

"Flynn, you can't see me." Alisha muttered.

"I don't have to see you to know you're beautiful." Flynn responded innocently."