Love Spells & Late Fees by Elle Adams

Author:Elle Adams [Adams, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-14T06:00:00+00:00

8

“Invisibility?” said Estelle. “Are you sure?”

“It’s not invisibility,” I said. “It’s camouflage. I haven’t been able to get the hang of the spell yet, so this is an extra incentive for me to practise.”

I’d rather have gone out with Xavier, but I didn’t want Aunt Adelaide to spend her date looking over her shoulder for signs of trouble. Hayley’s weird behaviour earlier had drawn out my suspicions, and the least I could do was ensure she wouldn’t do anything to cause trouble for my family.

“Maybe, but going alone to a party isn’t much fun,” she said.

“I’m not going for the same reasons as everyone else,” I said. “I just want to make sure nothing dodgy is going on. Hayley’s one of the few people in town who does have access to the details of people’s love lives.”

Or some of them, anyway. Besides, half the students who’d been in the library would also be attending the party, so maybe I’d witness something which would enable me to put the pieces together more easily. As little as I felt like leaving the library, I was too restless even to sit quietly and read after what had happened to the antidote.

“All right,” said Estelle. “I’ll watch your wand-work and tell you if you’re doing it right, okay?”

I raised my wand and moved it in the complex motion I’d been practising. A light flashed, and a gust of wind raised the hair from my forehead. When I looked down, my body was no longer there.

“Perfect,” said Estelle. “If anyone uses a revealing spell on you, it’ll undo the effect, but they’ll probably only do that if they realise there’s someone there.”

“I’ll try my best not to knock into anyone, then,” I said. “And I’ll stay away from the dance floor.”

Aunt Adelaide sailed into the room, wearing a flowery dress worthy of Aunt Candace, with her hair curled impeccably and her face carefully made up. She gave a startled jump when I waved my wand and undid the camouflage spell. “Goddess, Rory. I didn’t know you could use that spell yet. I know Candace has been neglecting your lessons.”

“I’ve been practising.” I lowered my wand. “Ready for your date, then?”

“I am,” she said. “I assume Candace won’t be around. Has she been with Peter all day?”

“Seems so,” said Estelle. “Not sure if she told him her real identity or not, but she sure seems attached to him considering she was expecting to go on a date with someone else.”

“If I didn’t know better, I’d say she’s infatuated,” said Aunt Adelaide. “She doesn’t typically go for werewolves at all, let alone those who are high in the pack hierarchy. Says it’s not worth the hassle.”

“That’s why I’m surprised they paired you up to begin with,” said Estelle. “Rory is going to the party, too, by the way. But she’ll be invisible.”

“I’m going to do some snooping,” I explained. “It might be a coincidence, but I’m seeing a lot of overlap between the people who had a problem with Harris and the people who used Hayley’s services.

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