How could a spirit I’d never met on either side know my connection to Jade? Did spirits astral-eavesdrop on private conversations? Of course I didn’t believe this, but I didn’t know what to think. Was Douglas an ancestor or spirit guide of Jade’s? Why ask me to help her? Sharing blood ties with Jade didn’t equal a relationship. I hadn’t even known about her until a few days ago. Yet this spirit wanted me to protect her? Utter insanity! I had no idea how to answer Velvet. I couldn’t just blurt out that Jade was my half-sister without breaking my promise to Dad. Besides I didn’t want to talk trash about him. Sure, he’d made some mistakes, but it was all out of love and he’d always been a great father. I had to cover for him—even if it meant lying to my grandmother and friends. Damn Jade anyway! I wanted to forget all about her—but how could I when she was complicating my life from the other side?