A Spell of Midlife Mayhem: A paranormal women's fiction novel (Witchy Ways After Forty Book 1) by Raven Raine

Author:Raven Raine [Raine, Raven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven Raine Publishing
Published: 2023-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

I DROVE HOME, A PECULIAR mixture of melancholy and self-confidence in my heart.

Ronald Morris hadn’t deserved to die. Someone in the house had done it. Presumably, someone I’d seen that morning. But who?

I parked in the driveway and went inside. Would Raven be there? What would he say to explain his sudden disappearance last night?

He had gone out or, perhaps, hadn’t returned from last night. So, I couldn’t confront him and demand an explanation. But the silver lining was that I could ask Aunt Ruth what was going on with him. Assuming she knew, of course.

She was in the living room, reading a book on wheelchair yoga.

‘If you do that, you’ll soon be fitter than I am,’ I said with a grin.

She looked sideways at me without raising her head. ‘That wouldn’t take much, Heather.’

Ouch. That barb hurt because it was so close to the truth.

No. It is the truth.

‘I’ve been for a walk,’ I said. ‘I have to start somewhere, but my recovery is taking longer than I hoped. How about I take you for walks in Richmond Park? Maybe every couple of days? That’ll give you some fresh air, and I’ll get fitter.’

Aunt Ruth smiled. ‘I was only joking, dear. We all do the best we can. We’re not spring chickens, you know. We’re old birds now.’

‘I’m only a middle-aged bird, and I’ll have you know that forty-odd is the new thirty-odd, so I’m not really middle-aged either. I’m still young in heart and mind.’

My aunt eyed me with interest. ‘Something’s different about you. What’s up? Have you had a few Proseccos?’ She paused. ‘Aren’t you supposed to be at work?’

‘Something terrible happened. A visitor to the house was murdered.’

‘Blazing carbuncles!’ Her expression changed to one of concern, and she put her book down. ‘Are you all right, Heather?’

I took a deep breath and exhaled. ‘I’m sad about it, but I coped. Someone killed the poor man in the library with a candlestick. The police are at the house now, investigating. They sent everyone home.’

‘Farting familiars! Luckily, it wasn’t you they got. Why was he killed?’

‘No one knows for sure, but a witch’s spell book he was studying at the time was stolen, along with his handwritten notes, so that’s probably the reason.’

‘What spell book?’ Now Aunt Ruth’s interest was piqued. Her eyes brightened and widened with curiosity.

‘I only saw it for a few seconds. I intended to get photos of several of the interior pages, but it’s too late now.’

‘And someone killed the unfortunate man for it? It must be valuable. Or important.’

‘He told me he couldn’t read it himself, but it apparently contains spells, some of which are powerful.’ I hesitated. ‘They include healing spells. That’s why I wanted to take photos. To see if any of those spells might help you regain your mobility. If you can read them, that is.’

Aunt Ruth’s eyebrows went up, but she kept her voice level. ‘I probably can. I’m well versed in witchy language. But I can’t cast any powerful healing spells without my magic mirror.

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