Druid's Curse: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel: (Poppy's Potions) (Haven Hollow Book 18) by H.P. Mallory & J.R. Rain

Author:H.P. Mallory & J.R. Rain [Mallory, H.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2022-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

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Finn wouldn’t talk to me for the rest of the night.

In the time-honored tradition of teenagers everywhere, the moment we got home, he stormed up to his bedroom and slammed the door and I hadn’t seen him since.

I knew he’d be upset, but his safety was the most important thing to me. I didn’t want him caught up in something that might end up getting him hurt. Especially not something that had already started marking him physically.

But it killed me to take away something he obviously wanted so badly. He’d been so excited, so happy at the show, and when Andre had told him he could be a magician too, I hadn’t seen that fire in his eyes for a long time. And now here I was, with a son who had barricaded himself in his room again, with no sign of his usual sunny, cheerful self.

He didn’t have to like it, but it was my job to keep him out of trouble.

I was doing the right thing, I argued to myself. Wasn’t I?

What I really needed was a third opinion. Someone who cared about Finn, but didn’t have a stake in the magic game.

So, I fished out my phone and gave Marty a call.

He answered on the second ring. “Hey, Pops! How was the magic show?”

Just hearing his voice helped to lift some of the weight from my shoulders at the same time that the intense guilt I felt where Marty’s and my relationship was concerned dropped them back down again.

“It was good,” I answered quickly, too quickly because I didn’t want to think about Andre when I was talking to Marty, when I was talking to my boyfriend.

Marty sounded a little bit out of breath, and I could hear other voices in the background. “Is this a bad time? I’m not catching you in the middle of something, am I?”

“Nah.” I heard his clothing rustle as he moved away, the other voices growing less distinct. “We were just working this case, but Henner’s pretty sure this lady’s ‘cold spot problem’ is just because she keeps putting her furniture over her heating vents.”

I had to laugh at that, a little bit of tension easing out of my shoulders and back. Marty always had that effect on me. He was always so comforting to be around.

“So, no ghost busting tonight?”

“Doesn’t look like it,” he said, voice cheerful. Marty might have been thrilled when he learned about the supernatural side of Haven Hollow, but ultimately, he’d started his ghost busting business to help people, so he wasn’t disappointed when all they needed was a couch or an armoire moved around instead of a ghost banished.

“What about you? Is everything okay? You sound a little down.”

I caught my breath. Marty was so thoughtful, always catching onto my moods. He was the best boyfriend I could ask for. Sure, there wasn’t a lightning attraction like with certain magicians who need not be mentioned, but attraction could grow with time. Compatibility was more important. I’d take thoughtful over mysterious and potentially dangerous any day.

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