Karma's Spell (Magical Midlife in Mystic Hollow Book 1) by Lacey Carter Andersen & Helen Scott & L.A. Boruff

Author:Lacey Carter Andersen & Helen Scott & L.A. Boruff
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

13

Emma

“Wake up.”

I sat bolt upright in bed and slowly turned my head to the window. The sun was low in the sky, glowing in that golden way it did in autumn, and a pretty damn big blackbird perched on the windowsill. It's feathers gleamed in the low light.

And it stared at me, its beady eyes seeing too much as it tilted its head to the side as though it needed to get a better view.

“Hello?” Had I dreamt the call to wake up?

“Wake up,” it croaked.

Nope. Definitely real. “I’m awake,” I whispered.

The bird tilted its head again and let out a normal-sounding caw, then flew away just as my phone vibrated on the bed beside my butt, faintly jiggling the softness of my body that was there. “Oh, shoot,” I muttered and grabbed it. “Hello?”

“I’ve been calling you for like an hour. Did my bird come?” Beth said by way of greeting.

“Sorry! I fell asleep. I’m not sure why my phone is on vibrate.” I put it on speaker, then checked the button on the side. “I must’ve hit the button to switch it to silent mode.” That was a problem with this brand of phone.

“It’s fine, but you don’t have much time. There’s food on its way to you from Deva’s restaurant. Eat it, get ready, and I’ll pick you up at ten.”

“Wait, why? What?”

“We’re going to the club, and my agency is helping you find Henry.” She sounded so proud that it made my heart fill with happiness for her. She had built her agency from nothing. It was her thing and no one could take it from her, especially not cheating ex-partners.

“What about Deva and Carol?”

“Carol’s employee called in sick tonight, so she has to cover the fabric store, and Deva still does a couple dinner shifts a week. She has that fancy chef of hers, so she can have a life, but she still loves the rush of actually running a shift, rather than just baking pies and pastries in the mornings.”

“Oh, okay,” I whispered, already feeling like I should just stay in bed, like my body was going to be angry at me for whatever it was I was about to do. I glanced down at the time and saw how late it was already.

“Isn’t ten a little late?” I felt dumb. Should I have been up earlier?

Beth laughed in my ear, a pure, joyful sound. “Stop acting like such a forty-year-old.” She snorted in amusement.

“Beth, honey, we are forty-year-olds.” And then some.

“Well, I know, but we don’t have to act like it. People are just getting going at ten. It’s kind of early for where we’re going. Just be ready to go.” She wasn't about to back down and I wasn't about to turn down her help.

“Okay,” I said as a twinkling chime filled the air. “Doorbell. Food must be here.”

“See you at ten!”

I hurried to the front door, digging in my purse for some cash for the tip. I only had a few bills, which I hoped would be a decent enough tip for a delivery guy.

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