Ghoul's Paradise (Spellbound Ever After Paranormal Cozy Mystery Book 7) by Annabel Chase

Author:Annabel Chase [Chase, Annabel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Palm Press LLC
Published: 2020-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Thanks to my early rendezvous with Travis and Marla, I was able to arrive at the office before anyone else. I couldn’t stop thinking about Layla and her weights and Marla and her yoga. Even Josie had a slim build like I used to have. I envied all of them. All I wanted was to lose the extra pounds around my middle. I felt like a snowman—and not the adorable kind with a top hat and a button nose, but one of those misshapen snowmen that kids without parental direction make. Lopsided lumps and a patch of dog urine in the mix. I hated feeling so unattractive.

I strengthened my resolve to conjure a spell before Baxter arrived for our next appointment. My own house was too busy and I didn’t have time to go to the secret lair or reserve a room at the academy. I wanted to do this quickly and not agonize over it. It was the spell for Astrid that I had to agonize over. I only hoped that someone didn’t walk in too soon and disrupt the spell. At least I knew it wouldn’t be Josie. I’d made certain to hide this meeting with Baxter from her and Althea had only been too happy to be complicit.

I sat at my desk and concentrated, clutching Tiffany in my hand. My wand was a little out of use because I’d been spending far more time focusing on Diana than magic. As far as I was concerned, it was a fair trade because my daughter was her very own brand of magic.

I practiced the words in my head all the way through before committing them to my lips. When I finally felt ready, I focused my will, letting the energy build inside me. I relaxed my shoulders and said, “Like a noodle of spaghetti…”

That was as far as I got because the door opened to reveal Althea. She was so startled to see someone that she nearly dropped her cup of coffee. The snakes writhed and hissed under her headscarf. Before I could react, I felt the magic bleed from my body into the wand. It was too late to stop the spell—or whatever version of the spell had taken hold. My arm went limp and my body slid off the chair and onto the floor.

Althea rushed over and crouched beside me. “Emma, what happened?”

Thankfully, my lips still worked. It was just my body that was out of order. “I was in the middle of a spell. I didn’t expect you here so soon.”

She examined my prostrate body. “Are you hurt? Do I need to call a healer?”

“No, the spell should wear off shortly. I didn’t finish it, so it seems to have only taken into account the first part of what I’d said.”

“And what was that? Turn your legs to jelly?”

I managed a smile. “No, my body is apparently going to be like a noodle for the next half an hour or so.”

The Gorgon frowned. “Won’t that interfere with your next appointment with Baxter?”

“No, I’ll be fine.

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