Bearly Bewitched: A Paranormal Small Town Cozy Shifter Romance Series - with Heat by Milly Taiden

Author:Milly Taiden [Taiden, Milly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Latin Goddess Press, Inc.
Published: 2025-03-13T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-NINE

Morning sunlight streamed through the enchanted windows of Vail’s office, as the ward stones hummed their usual protective song, though lately, she’d noticed subtle discordant notes in their magic.

She caught herself admiring how the light hit the wooden organizer on her desk – Kaine’s gift, its protection runes still buzzing with his distinctive magical signature. Every time she touched it, warmth bloomed through her fingers like his essence recognized hers. Even now, just thinking about him made her magic dance beneath her skin, creating tiny sparks that matched the morning light.

The lunar calendar on her wall drew her attention, its enchanted phases shifting in real-time, each moon phase glowing with embedded magic that tracked the approaching celestial events. Three days until the full moon.

Her fingers absently traced the protection runes on her rings, noting how they’d been pulsing more frequently lately, especially during moon phases. The ward stones seemed to resonate with each lunar shift, their song changing subtly as if responding to some unseen influence.

Another detail to investigate along with Ledger’s suspicious interest in curse magic and the way certain ward stones seemed to flicker whenever he passed. She really needed to talk to Kaine about⁠—

A burst of discordant magic shattered her thoughts as her office door flew open without warning. An enormous bouquet of enchanted roses floated in, their petals an unnatural shade of shimmering purple that clashed horribly with her carefully curated décor.

The roses immediately burst into song – an over-dramatic rendition of “My Heart Will Go On” in three-part harmony, complete with magical special effects that made her desk papers scatter into a miniature whirlwind. The enchantment carried a familiar signature that made her stomach clench – theatrical and showy, designed to impress rather than connect.

“Special delivery for the most breathtaking, brilliant, and woefully misguided headmistress in all of magical academia!”

Vail’s skin crawled as Ames strode in behind the floating flowers, wearing that practiced camera-ready smile she’d once found charming. Now she just saw the artifice in it, the careful calculation behind every seemingly spontaneous gesture. He hadn’t changed – still handsome in that polished, society-page way, every hair spelled perfectly in place, his robes bearing the silver insignia of the Magical Education Council.

The sight of him brought back memories of carefully modulated magic, of always holding back to fit someone else’s idea of proper conduct.

Through her window, she caught a glimpse of movement near the ward stones – a shadow that might have been Ledger, watching with calculated interest. The protection runes on her rings warmed in warning, responding to some threat her conscious mind hadn’t yet processed.

“Really, Ames?” She kept her voice level even as her magic bristled beneath her skin. “Unauthorized entry into my office? Disrupting my work with... whatever this is?” She gestured at the roses, which had launched into an especially pitchy chorus, their magic carrying undertones of manipulation that set her teeth on edge.

“The council sent me to evaluate your progress as headmistress.” His tone carried that familiar note of

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