#this sneak peek has no captain swan in it and i tagged cs ff first

[emmaxjones]

Dead at Heart: Chapter 8, Sneak Peek

Okay, so I promised Chapter 8 tonight, and it’s definitely not going to happen because this chapter’s turning out to be longer than I had anticipated. Sorry about that! Here’s a sneak peek to tide you all over:

As the front door, Emma took out a bobby pin and began working on the lock.

“Done this a lot, have you?” Graham asked. She could hear the amusement in his voice.

“You’d be surprised,” Emma said lightly. She gritted her teeth as she fiddled with the tumblers. “Almost got it...ah ha!”

The lock clicked and Emma turned the knob, pushing the door open. She entered the house first, Graham following after her and closing the door behind them. The sheer magnitude of what they had to do swept over her as she took in the large foyer and grand staircase. Looking for a needle in a haystack would probably be easier.

“Where do we even start?” Emma asked. “What should we be looking for?”

“It will be an object of some sentimental value, I believe,” Graham told her. “Something Belle would see and interact with everyday, so it would be in a prominent part of their home.”

“Okay, let’s start in their bedroom,” Emma suggested, and they quickly climbed the stairs to the second floor.

“How will you even know if we’ve found it?” Emma asked as they started searching the bedroom. It could be anything in here, couldn’t it?

“Well,” Graham said in such a way that made Emma stop inspecting Belle’s jewelry box and turn to look at him. He grimaced and she gave him an expectant look. “I thought that maybe you would be able to tell. With your powers.”

Emma gaped at him. “With ‘my powers?’” she repeated incredulously. “What do you want me to do, ‘Use the Force?’ Who do I look like, Luke Skywalker?”