Enchanted Emporium: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel: (Occult Oddities) by J.R. Rain & H.P. Mallory

Author:J.R. Rain & H.P. Mallory [Rain, J.R. & Mallory, H.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2023-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

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Angelo

“Drive faster,” Fifi urged, the fingers of one hand drumming impatiently on the dash. The other was buried in Chex’s fur, where he lay, sleepy and contented on her lap. He was getting fur all over her designer clothes, but she didn’t seem to care.

“I’m going as fast as I can,” I responded, shooting a poisonous look at the thirty-five-mile-an-hour speed limit sign as we passed it. The 5 was covered up by a tree branch. It was the sort of speed trap that helped cops reach their quotas at the end of the month. Visitors probably blew past all the time without seeing it. Only my enhanced eyesight allowed me to see it before we roared into town going highways speeds.

It was something like two in the morning as we pulled into Dewinter, North Carolina. The mountains loomed over the town, butting up against the sky, blue with distance until we grew close enough to make out more colors. It was the width of the mountains that really struck me. I’d always thought of them as peaks that jutted straight up, taller and taller until they petered out. These mountains started very low but instead of rising immediately, they rolled, becoming lots of little mountains that transformed into much larger formations. We’d be hiking to the base of one of the nearest in order to reach the portal into the infernal layers. From there, we’d have to meet up with one of the auctioneers.

“If this takes much longer, we’ll be late and we won’t be let into the auction,” Fifi continued, driving me beyond the point of insanity.

“I know that,” I said through gritted teeth. Honestly, why did everyone treat me like I was stupid? “But if we get pulled over by mortal authorities, we might end up in a cell. Do you really want to have to flash the cop who pulls us over to get us out of a ticket? I don’t think your boyfriend would like that much.”

Fifi pursed her lips and said nothing. I took that as a win. At least, until she started talking again.

“So, why are you doing this, really?”

“I told you.”

Fifi shook her head. “No, you didn’t.”

“I wanted to feed from Lydia,” I answered, spearing her with a look. “And I want to maintain my seat on the council. There, are you happy now?”

She narrowed her eyes at me and again shook her head. “I don’t believe this is about your seat on the council or about feeding from Lydia. You could get a meal anywhere from just about anyone. Hell, there were women throwing themselves at you in Hollywood and you barely looked at them. A quickie would have been easy, but you didn’t do it, even though you could have.”

“So why do you think I’m doing this then?”

She smiled which made me frown even more. “I think you might actually... like this girl.”

“Pfft. I don’t even know her.”

Her lips curled ever so slightly at the corners with amusement. My answer wasn’t a ‘no’, and she knew it.

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