A Witch in a Well by K J Emrick & S J Wells

Author:K J Emrick & S J Wells [Emrick, K J & Wells, S J]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: South Coast Publishing
Published: 2018-10-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Kiera had gotten pretty far along with Chase and Purity before the cats caught up to them. It took Addie and Willow several minutes more to find them down the tunnel. Both of them were lost in thought over what Addie had said to Willow. It was the only explanation, even if neither of them wanted to believe it.

One thing was for sure, and both of them agreed on this one point. This had the stink of Belladonna Nightshade all over it. Surprising the cats hadn’t gotten a whiff of that back in the grotto.

The group of everyone was up ahead in the middle of a long slow curve. From here they couldn’t see what was up ahead, or what was behind them for that matter. Addie remembered this tunnel from the few times she’d been here. There was nothing ahead of them. The next turn they would need to take was in a branching of tunnels that were all sealed with doors and magical spells.

For now, they were safe. Nothing could come at them from in front. Whatever was behind them… well. That was what they were going to deal with now.

Kiera had been explaining something to Chase and Purity. Maria was still leaning against Godfrey, her arm around his back, his arm around her shoulder. Kiera asked the four of them to stay there while she conversed with her sisters. The Kilorians had always been able to sense each other when they were nearby, with a sisterly bond that transcended magic. When they were a dozen feet away from the others, with the cats standing guard over their guests, they used their magic to dampen the sound of their voices.

Even that little bit of spellwork strained Addie.

“Sister Addie. Sister Willow. I am glad you found Maria safe,” Kiera told them. “The way our two feline friends were acting when they found us makes me believe you discovered something else as well?”

Willow tossed her backpack to the side of the passageway. “Yup. Addie figured out who our killer is.”

Kiera’s eyes went wider. “I was worried it was one of our party. There was some previous relationship between our victim, Evelyn, and the Abbotts. The three of them definitely knew each other.”

“I was thinking the same thing before,” Addie agreed. “Now, we know different. The person who attacked Maria wasn’t one of our group. I mean, think about it. For the lights to go out like that someone had to be all the way back at the light switch, which is right near the dead-end spur where we found Maria. They only came up to kidnap Maria after the lights were off. They assaulted her back there, destroyed her phone, and then turned the lights on again. But, when the lights came on, Godfrey and Chase and Purity were standing right here.”

Kiera nodded along to each point. “I agree. There’s no reason to think this is anything but an attack from outside. However…”

“That’s all but impossible,” Willow finished for her.

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