Jingle Bells and Dragon Spells: A Small-Town Cozy Festive Shifter Romance (Christmas at The Lonely Tavern Book 2) by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harmony Raines
Published: 2024-10-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen – Varn

This is crazy, Varn said. We would never forget our mate.

But we did, his dragon replied.

Varn tore his eyes from Carys and looked around the room at the people staring at them. Each had a mixture of worry and confusion on their faces, except Morwenna, who kept her resting expression of mild disapproval she usually wore. We must have.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we can’t sense her. His dragon ground his teeth. He did not like this. Not one bit.

Because if we can forget her once, we can forget her twice, Varn said, recalling the moment all those years ago when he’d caught a fleeting sense of her.

Was that when it started?

His blood chilled in his veins. What if, during the years that followed, he and Carys had met again and then forgotten each other? How many times had they had their first meeting, only to go their separate ways as if nothing had happened?

There is nothing we can do to change the past. His dragon fought to stay calm. But we can stop history from repeating itself.

You’re right, Varn agreed. Now that we are aware of whatever this is, we can make sure to never forget her again.

So, you’re going to leave a note by the side of your bed each night? his dragon asked.

Now, that is not a bad idea, Varn replied.

“So, we’re thinking this is a spell?” Flint placed a hand on Varn’s shoulder, and he jerked his head up, suddenly aware of the people in the tavern once more.

“I’ll gather the coven,” Elsbeth said. “One way or another, we’ll figure this out.”

“Wait, someone cast a spell?” Carys asked. “On me?” She shook her head. “I don’t understand. Why would anyone do that?”

“We don’t know anything yet,” Flint said, as the voice of reason. “It might be like Morwenna said…”

“Silly season?” Liselle asked with an arched eyebrow.

“Not exactly,” Flint replied warily. “But it could be something simple. Carys and Varn might have…I don’t know… But it might be something that happened when they were together yesterday.”

“Like fairy dust,” Elsbeth added, hopeful for a simple solution.

“I have an idea!” Harry stood up abruptly.

“We retrace the steps Carys and Varn took on their date yesterday,” Stan said as he sipped his beer.

“Yes,” Harry said, shooting Stan a look.

“That sounds like a great idea,” Burt said eagerly.

“It might be,” Carys said. “If we could remember what we did on our date.”

“I think I do remember pieces.” Varn frowned.

“I know what you did, don’t worry,” Flint said.

“You do?” Varn asked his friend.

“Yes, you told me all about it last night,” Flint replied.

“I did?” Varn said in mild surprise. He was not usually one to share intimate details of his life.

“You don’t remember the tea party at Elsbeth’s?” Flint asked.

Elsbeth huffed. “I’ll have you know my tea parties are very memorable, so that proves beyond doubt that something is wrong.”

“I remember the party,” Varn assured her. “I just don’t recall the conversation with Flint.”

“Of course you wouldn’t,” Morwenna said.

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