44 parts Complete MatureIn a world where the dead linger, one girl holds the key to helping them cross over. But Rose's quiet life is shattered when four mysterious brothers arrive with a dark secret. As tensions rise and some ghosts prove more dangerous than others, the brothers only want to keep her safe. Can she trust them, or will the secrets between them be her undoing? And will she ever be able to break through their masks?
**COMPLETE**
My death notebook was out. I surreptitiously slid it into my backpack.
He offered me the cards. "Pick a game, Rose?"
"Um."
They looked at me.
"How about cheat?"
"Never heard of it," Alexander said, collapsing to sit on the floor with his back to my bed.
Gabriel sat cross-legged. "Show us," he said.
I knelt to complete the circle, taking out the cards and shuffling them. Alexander snorted and snatched the cards out of my hands to shuffle them himself.
"I got it, drunk girl."
"I am not," I said, tugging on the cards. My fingers tangled with his. He let them go.
I distributed the cards among us, my hair swinging as I leaned forward to give them their share. I tucked it behind my ears. They watched me quietly. I could hear the party outside my room, a muffled shouting beat, but we were safe in my room.