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    Changeling
    Changeling
    Changeling
    Ebook49 pages29 minutes

    Changeling

    By Stephanie Bedwell-Grime

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    Jasie’s husband Michael returns from a business trip a changed man. She’s convinced he’s having a mid-life crisis or an affair.

    She begins to follow him, ready to confirm her worst fears. That’s when she makes a bizarre discovery. He’s definitely not having an affair...

    But what has happened to him is totally out of this world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStephanie Bedwell-Grime
    Release dateJan 22, 2012
    ISBN9781466084698
    Changeling
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    Stephanie Bedwell-Grime

    Stephanie Bedwell-Grime is the author of more than twenty novels and novellas and over fifty short stories. She has been nominated for the Aurora Award five times and has also been an EPIC eBook Award finalist.

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      Changeling - Stephanie Bedwell-Grime

      Changeling

      By

      Stephanie Bedwell-Grime

      Published by Feral Martian Publishing at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Stephanie Bedwell-Grime

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      Chapter One

      I miss you.

      Jasie smiled. Her husband’s voice warmed her through the phone line, wrapping her in his love. She looked forward to his traditional evening call while he was away on business. As a successful freelance writer, her days were hectic. But at night, she missed Michael. The house seemed hollow and empty without him. I miss you, too.

      I’ll be home in a couple of days. He sounded as wistful as she did.

      She toyed with her coffee cup, moving it around on the table while she talked. I know. It just seems like a long time.

      I’ll be back before you know it. By the rich timbre of his voice, she could tell he was smiling.

      Call me tomorrow?

      That made him laugh. He always called. Still, she always asked. Another tradition between them. You got it.

      I love you. No matter how many miles stretched between them, she wanted to send a little of her love with him. It seemed to shrink the distance separating them.

      Love you more, he replied, his habitual sign-off.

      A couple of days. Mike was right. It would go by quickly. She had a busy day tomorrow, she mused as she got ready for bed. That would make the time race by.

      * * *

      The sound of the ringing phone jarred Jasie from a deep sleep. She jerked awake. Her heart pounded in apprehension. Only emergency calls came in the middle of the night. She squinted at the clock as she groped for the handset on the bedside table. Three a.m.

      Hello? Her voice sounded hollow in the quiet bedroom.

      Jasie?

      She sat up, the blankets falling to her waist. Michael? Is something wrong?

      For a moment, there was silence on the other end of the line. Her breathing quickened to match her heartbeat as a dozen worries crowded into her mind. Had something happened? Michael?

      No, nothing’s wrong. Michael sounded okay, except for the flat, emotionless tone of his voice.

      Jasie placed a hand against her chest, willing her heartbeat to slow down. Then why are you calling me at three in the morning?

      Another silence, as if he was considering her question. I wondered if there was any broccoli in the fridge.

      Broccoli? You hate broccoli. Michael was a proud carnivore. The odd quality of his voice combined with the strange topic of conversation made her heart pound again. He’d said everything was okay, but it sure didn’t sound like it. Are you sure there’s nothing wrong?

      No, nothing’s wrong. I’ll be home in a couple of days. See you then.

      He hung up.

      Jasie stared at the phone in her hand, confused. Michael had never called her in the middle of the night to inquire about vegetables before. It just seemed wrong. Still, he’d insisted things were fine. She tried to come up with a reason for his

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