Bedtime Fury by Annabel Chase

Author:Annabel Chase [Chase, Annabel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Palm Press LLC
Published: 2019-06-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

I arrived home to find the house unnaturally calm. Usually late afternoons meant a house bursting with noise and activity because Olivia and Ryan were here wreaking havoc until one of their parents came to collect them.

Right now was eerily quiet.

A low growl brought me to the bedroom door of the guest room. The door was closed and Princess Buttercup lay in the hallway in front of it, giving the threshold her undivided attention.

“What’s the problem?” I asked, stroking her head. “Are they excluding you again?” Charlemagne and Olivia were thick as thieves and sometimes their playtime resulted in the hellhound and the cat feeling left out. Well, maybe not the cat. Candy generally preferred her isolation.

I clicked open the door to see Olivia passed out on the bed with Charlemagne tucked under arm. How a Burmese python could curl up into such a tight ball on a single bed, I had no idea, but there he was. It seemed playtime had worn them both out.

I stood beside the bed for a moment, observing my niece’s serene expression. What was it like to be so innocent and unburdened? If I’d ever felt that way, I couldn’t remember it now. I wanted Olivia to have a normal childhood, one without the pressure of developing her powers or erring on the side of evil. I knew Verity was a good mother and would be a full supporter of Team Good, but whether the druid and I would be enough of an influence to keep Olivia and Ryan from the dark side was still to be determined.

I hoped so.

A piece of white fluff caught my eye and I instinctively snatched it out of the air. The moment my hand touched it, my skin burned. What in Hecate’s name…? I strangled a scream as the realization hit me.

Spores.

Princess Buttercup was on all four feet now and her low growl morphed into a far more threatening guttural sound. She wasn’t jealous. She was trying to be protective. Why had the window been left open? My family knew the risks.

I glanced at my sleeping niece and it occurred to me that she could’ve opened it herself. The windows were old and easy to lift. I hurried to the window and slowly shut it so as not to disturb my niece. I didn’t want her to wake up and see me battling demon spores that wanted to take over her body. The image might scar her for life.

Another spore floated past me. It was headed for the bed. I needed a weapon. My gaze went straight to the soft Maleficent doll at the end of Olivia’s bed. I grabbed the doll and started whacking at the spore. It reminded me of a delicate dandelion seed. When I made contact with the wispy white cloud, it broke into pieces and drifted to the floor.

Another spore appeared behind me. Great Zeus! They were determined little suckers.

I whipped the doll around and made contact. Olivia stirred in her bed and I tried to keep my movements as silent as possible.

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