An Enigmatic Witch by E M Graham

Author:E M Graham [E M Graham]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: One Ear Press
Published: 2022-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

Hugh was staying at one of the boutique hotels downtown. There were spare bedrooms at my own house, but I was glad he chose to be more independent. I was still trying to adjust to Dad having moved in, although we were getting along much better. It just would have been weird having Hugh sneak into my bedroom like we were kids.

He ordered a new phone for me, a brand new IPhone compliments of the Kin, the fanciest cell I’d ever owned. I flashed it every moment I got, but actually I only used it for texts and measuring my steps, so it was sort of wasted on me.

I began Cate’s recommended routine the very next day. I purchased a short-term membership at the gym up the road in the mall, using the last of the cash in my bank account and I’d researched what seemed like a good workout plan. The two hours passed painfully slowly, the clock hardly moving between sets. But I was determined not to disappoint my new mentor and I forced myself to stick with it.

Hugh and I met for coffee at the hotel afterwards. I was still sweaty despite the bike ride down the hill which had cooled me off. My hair had long lost its beautiful sheen achieved by the salon on the day of the Ball. I really wasn’t feeling at my most glamorous, and I hungrily eyed the last pastry on the plate.

‘You? Working out in a gym?’

I didn’t like the disbelieving tone in his voice, so I reached out and snatched the blueberry scone with defiance.

‘What’s brought this on then? Since when have you become fitness minded?’ He was ready to bust a gut laughing.

‘I need to,’ I told him earnestly between bites. ‘I have to be at my most fittest in order to accept the challenges which lie ahead of me in my new life.’

‘But I like you just the way you are,’ he said. ‘You’re not really one of the hard-body types.’

I glared at him as I swallowed the last of the delicious buttery pastry.

‘Who’s been filling your head with this nonsense?’ he continued relentlessly, then a deep sympathy formed in his eyes and his face softened. It stung. I didn’t need his, or anyone’s, pity. ‘Sasha?’

‘No! Cate...’ I shut my mouth quickly.

Hugh nearly choked on his coffee, and ended up spitting in on the table on front of us. I crossed my arms and watched as he mopped it up with his napkin. He was trying hard not to laugh.

‘What?’

Finally he looked at me, his eyes were crinkled at the edges. ‘Cate. Cate Huxor? Seriously? I thought you hated her. But all of a sudden you’re taking her advice? When did you two even start speaking?’

‘Things have changed.’ I bit my lip. This wasn’t the time to share the news of my new alliance with Cate. Yes, we’d had our differences in the past, me and Dad’s wife, but she was the first one to reach out

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