Crescent Calling: The Crescent Witch Chronicles - Book One by R Taylor Nicole

Author:R Taylor, Nicole
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Needless to say, Buddy didn’t make an appearance that night, though Boone made one the next morning.

Emerging out of the cottage, I lingered in the garden. The world seemed to have changed overnight. It was unseasonably warm, which was saying a lot since the Irish summer was as mild as a spring day back in Australia. I still needed to throw on a loose cardigan before leaving the cottage. Otherwise, I would catch a chill.

Meandering down the path, the flowers either side appeared more vibrant than usual, and the bees buzzing around the lavender were bigger and fatter than I remembered. I was still the same Skye who saw all these things yesterday, but the difference was…now I knew the truth. I was a witch.

As if knowing changed anything.

Boone was waiting for me outside Irish Moon. He was leaning against the wall chatting with Mairead, looking rather sexy in his skinny jeans, boots, and red and black checked shirt that was rolled up to his elbows. It was like his trademark uniform or something. A cross between farmer and hipster sheik.

“Skye,” he said in his sexy Irish lit.

Mairead narrowed her eyes, clearly annoyed I’d interrupted her one-on-one time with her crush. If only she knew how foxy he really was.

“Hey,” I said. “What’s up?”

“Have you forgotten?” he asked, flashing me a wink. “You asked me to help you with some errands today. I’ve come to collect you.”

I curled up my lip, not understanding what he was on about, and then I twigged. “Oh…” I declared, cottoning on to the fact he wanted to help me with my magic and was trying to spring me out of work. “Yeah, the thing.”

“I guess I’m mindin’ the shop on my own, again,” Mairead complained.

“You love it,” I retorted. “I’ll give you a bonus.”

“Fifty euro,” the girl demanded.

“Twenty-five,” I countered.

“Forty.”

“Twenty-five.”

“Thirty-five.

“Twenty-five.”

“Thirty.”

“I’m not going a cent over twenty-five.” I put my hands on my hips. “We can stand here all day if you like.”

Boone was watching us with an amused expression, his head flicking back and forth like he was watching a tennis match.

Mairead stamped her foot. “Fine. Twenty-five.”

“Yes.” I handed her the keys triumphantly.

“You owe me big-time,” she said, turning to unlock the door.

“I owe you twenty-five euro!” I chortled as Boone and I began walking away. “See you later!”

“You two fight like sisters,” he said as we moved out of earshot. “It’s perplexin’.”

“Mairead’s cool. She reminds me of me when I was her age.”

Boone tilted his head to the side. “A rebellious girl who dresses in head-to-toe black?” He looked me over and smiled. “Nah, I can't picture it.”

“Smooth,” I drawled as we wandered down the footpath while Mairead shot daggers into my back with her eyes. “So anyway, this is a surprise.”

“It is?”

“After yesterday…” I trailed off.

“After yesterday, I’m surprised you want to come walkin’ with me at all.”

“Well, I don’t think you’re a pervert anymore if that’s what you’re getting at.” I snorted, still unable to get the image of his bare ass out of my mind.

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