Battle of the Hexes by Shéa MacLeod

Author:Shéa MacLeod
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Witches, Paranormal Mystery, Paranormal Women's Fiction, Ghosts
Publisher: Sunwalker Press
Published: 2022-04-08T00:00:00+00:00

AFTER DINNER, I WAS reluctant to leave for my sleuthing rendezvous. In fact, I probably would have cancelled, but Con got a call from Quintero and had to go, so it was back to the original plan for me.

Tran had assured me there was parking up on the promontory, but that I’d have to walk out to the end where Lemon and her group held their skyclad magical moonshine-infused shenanigans. The deputy’s words, not mine. Though I did like the sound of it.

Naturally tonight was a full moon. And not just any full moon—a Pink Moon. According to Elvira, it signified rebirth and renewal. It was also a good time to focus on romantic relationships. She’d winked at me when she said it. Guess it was a good thing Con and I had our date that night. Although I hadn’t realized at the time it was the Pink Moon.

I was the worst witch ever.

Then again, I suppose there was more to witchcraft than knowing all the full moons and their meanings. After all, I hadn’t been raised a witch. I was still trying to catch up.

I took the road leading out of town to the south. Well, technically it didn’t actually leave town. It meandered up the side of the promontory, giving drivers teasing glimpses of the town and the ocean between thick stands of Sitka spruce before ending at a footpath out to the very end of the promontory overlooking the ocean.

The parking lot was almost full when I got there. Several cars were parked haphazardly as if their drivers had been too eager to get on with the party to pull inside the lines properly. Not that there were actual lines painted in the hard packed dirt and gravel, but you get what I mean.

As I climbed out of the car, my nose tingled with woodsmoke layered over salt air. The lot was lit only by moonlight, and I had to use my flashlight app to pick my way toward the footpath. Once I hit it, though, lights sprung to life, outlining the narrow path between the trees. They were unusual, though, the lights, swaying slightly in the breeze off the ocean. I leaned down to get a better look and realized that they were made of old glass floats, which explained the rainbow of colors. Thin cords had been knotted around them, then looped over iron hooks screwed into driftwood posts spaced haphazardly along the path. Inside each float was a small creature that glowed brighter than a dozen lightening bugs and looked like a demon pixie with razor sharp teeth and hostile red eyes. One charged at the glass as if it wanted to chomp on my nose.

I flinched away. I’d have been embarrassed by my reaction, but I figured it was natural. Those things were creepy.

I continued down the path, the lights dimming behind me. It was clever, but maybe not... awesome. Keeping living creatures trapped in glass like that didn’t feel right, even if they were scary.

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