Black Magic Lover by Cynthia Cooke

Author:Cynthia Cooke
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-10-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Laura wasn’t looking forward to this confrontation. But she had to know the truth about what Drew’s mother was up to. Was she the one who left the voodoo doll in her room? No more games. While Drew was in the shower, she’d talk to Martha and demand the truth.

Laura walked into the kitchen.

“It’s almost the big awakening,” Martha said; her smile a little too wide, a little too bright. Candles of different shapes and sizes littered the room. She picked up a medium-size aluminum pot and poured hot wax into square tin cylinders with geometric designs beat into the sides. Next, she picked up a small bottle and squeezed a drop of liquid into the hot wax. A strange sour odor filled the room. It smelled familiar, but Laura couldn’t quite place it.

“Martha, I found this next to the bed this morning. Do you recognize the handwriting?” She passed the crumpled note to Martha.

Martha read the note then handed it back to her. “I don’t know. It says it’s from Drew. Why, was there a problem?”

“What about this?” She placed the voodoo doll on the table.

Martha’s eyes widened with surprise. “Oh, my. Where did you find that?”

“In my drawer. Do you know what it is?”

“Well, obviously it’s a voodoo doll, though I must say it is an ugly little thing.” She picked up the trash can and carried it over to her. “Here, throw it away.”

Laura was tempted, but stopped herself. “No, I think I’ll hold on to it for a little while longer.”

“What on earth for?”

“Because if someone is coming into our rooms leaving these kinds of…gifts, then we need to know who it is and what they want.”

Martha’s gaze narrowed and her red lips thinned, but she didn’t say a word, only turned back to the wax heating on the stove.

“Martha, Drew told me about the gris-gris,” Laura continued, undeterred. “Are you sure there isn’t anything you want to tell me about all this?”

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