How the Witch Stole Christmas (Witchless In Seattle Book 5) by Dakota Cassidy

Author:Dakota Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Book Boutiques
Published: 2016-12-12T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Aren’t you that Madam Spooky who has the shop over on Main?” Cassie Haverstock asked me as she rewrapped her trendy scarf around her neck on her way out the door of Joy Carmichael’s yoga studio.

She’d been easy enough to find—most of the wealthier moms in Eb Falls attended yoga. They took the early classes after dropping their children at school—which left plenty of time during their days to take the dog to the park and maybe—just maybe—have an affair with a sexy chef.

I held my hand out and smiled. I’d had the wherewithal to at least put on one of my better thrift store cashmere sweater finds in a soft crimson, coupling it with my own trendy gray-and-purple scarf, jeans, and black knee-high boots.

Okay, so my hair was a little off its game, but I didn’t have time to fluff and poof, and my eyeliner was probably drifting toward my cheeks. But all in all, I didn’t look homeless.

“Yeah. That’s me. Madam Spooky, or as my customers call me, Madam Zoltar. Well, that’s my stage name, if you will. My real name’s Stevie Cartwright. I live over in the big house on Samantha Lane…” I purposely let her know I owned Mayhem Manor so she’d realize we were on equal financial footing here.

I’d heard about this woman and how dismissive she could be if you weren’t of her financial ilk, and today wasn’t a day Cassie Haverstock wanted to test how much I despised that sort of mentality.

But Cassie surprised me by giving me a warm if not practiced smile. It didn’t quite reach her hazel eyes, wide with surprise and fringed with eyelash extensions, but it did say, “I bet I have a charity you can donate wads of cash to, Stevie Cartwright.”

“Wow. The séance business has been good to you, huh? It’s so nice to meet you! I’m sorry I haven’t gotten around to it sooner. We love our local businesses. We’d love to have you come to one of our events, Stevie.”

With my checkbook, of course. “That would be lovely. I’m always happy to donate to a good cause. Until then, do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions? I’d be happy to buy you a coffee for a minute of your time.”

I pointed over my shoulder toward Forrest’s shop, Strange Brew, and smiled as much as my face would allow with the sharp breeze making my lips stick to my teeth.

“As long as you don’t mind the mess I’m in. I mean, look at me, would you? And I drink tea. Chai tea, actually. Caffeine increases your blood pressure.”

“Right. So tea then?” I asked as I began to walk before the horde of women piled out of the yoga studio and we found ourselves caught up in the clouds of expensive perfume and perspiration, with plenty of curious stares.

Cassie followed along beside me, smoothing a hand over the headband that kept her raven ponytail away from her angular face. In the

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