Her Purrfect Match_Romance on the Go by Jessica Marting

Author:Jessica Marting [Marting, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2018-05-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Guilt swamped Emric during the entire ride back to his house, mixed with trepidation for what he might find when they arrived. Grace had been quiet, gripping the steering wheel with more force than necessary and nodding in response to his directions. He didn’t know if she was frightened, pissed off, or both, and he wasn’t sure how to broach that particular subject.

Of course it was just his luck that he’d finally meet a nice woman, one who didn’t freak out when she found out magic was real, and have everything proverbially come crashing down on his head due to said magic thanks to a psycho ex.

“I’m sorry about everything,” he said, not for the first time. She’d merely made a “mmm” sound every time he’d done so in the half hour since they got in the car and sped away from her building.

Emric’s house was well past the town limits, surrounded by trees on six acres of land. He usually kept it warded so it was more difficult to notice to ensure his privacy, so he was careful to give very precise directions to Grace. He’d offered to drive, but she only tersely asked if he had his license and insurance information on him should they get pulled over.

And Emric didn’t. They both knew that.

She didn’t speak until they cleared the long drive leading to his modest two-story house and shut off the ignition. “What are the odds that Maisy will torch my building, Emric? It’s not like I can call the police over this.”

“I don’t think she’d do that.” Gods, I hope she wouldn’t do that. “She knows by now that the grimoire is with me, so there isn’t any point in destroying your condo.”

“More so.”

He cringed. “More so.”

“How would she know the grimoire is with you? Does it have a tracking device or something?”

“She’s probably been casting sensing spells to find me once the curse was broken.”

“And you didn’t think to tell me about that?” Grace’s eyes blazed. “You know, Emric, you needed help, and I was happy to provide it. I really would’ve appreciated more of a heads up about all of these possibilities.”

“I know, and I’m grateful for everything you’ve done—and you’ve done a lot, Grace—and I really am sorry about all of this.” Impulsively, he reached for one of her hands, still locked around the steering wheel. She didn’t pull away, and instead turned to face him. He took that as a positive sign. “I promise,” he said, “that this ends immediately. We’ll go inside, I’ll get in touch with the Michigan coven, destroy the grimoire, and it’ll be over.”

She bit her lip, something else to add to the list of cute things about her. “Then we’ll have dinner?”

He relaxed a little. “Of course.”

She pinched the bridge of her nose with her free hand. “Okay,” she said. “But I’ll hold you to that grimoire-destroying thing. And no more hassling from Maisy.”

“I can’t promise that, but I’m in a much better position here to defend us,” he said.

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