Magic and Mayhem: Sh*t My Zombie Says (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Witches Gone Wild Book 4) by Michele Bardsley

Author:Michele Bardsley [Bardsley, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“Creating a spell to negate a death hex is a very rare thing. Every witch on this side of the Atlantic will know what we’re doing the minute we start the incantations.” Lucas paused. “It will no doubt grab Baba Yaga’s attention, too.”

“She’s the one who sent me to you,” said Bea. “I assume that means she won’t interfere.”

“Why didn’t she remove the hex?”

“She said she didn’t have the power to do so since I was bespelled in the fairy realm. It’s difficult enough breaking any death spell, much less one created by a pissed-off fairy royal.”

“And she thinks I can?”

“Probably has something to do with that whole you’re from the Underworld thing.”

“Ah.” Lucas turned to the bookcase and drew out a slim glittering gold volume. “This is from the fairy world. A gift from someone I helped long ago. It may come in handy now.”

They took the books to the nearest table. Lucas pushed papers and items back to create a space. He opened The History of Curses and Their Cures, a huge green book that he’d found at a London bookshop. He used the appendix to look up the section on death spells.

“The journal is from Salem, Massachusetts circa 1692 kept by a warlock named Silas Osborne. There was a plethora of curses thanks to a fight between Dorcas Hoar and Deliverance Hobbs. He wrote everything down, including the most heinous hexes.”

“And the gold book?”

“It’s a rare copy of Felicity Rosethorn’s Fairy Magic for Modern Times.” He smiled. “Of course, the modern times she was referring to were the 1200s. Still, we might find a helpful hint or two.” He perused the listing of death curses and found what he was looking for midway down. He flipped to the page and began to read.

After the first paragraph, he knew it wouldn’t work. He looked up another one—and another—and soon, had gone through every listing.

“What’s wrong?” asked Bea. “You look like you’ve been sucking on a lemon.”

“I just need to check a few more things.”

He grabbed Rosethorn’s book and thumbed through it. The chapter about fairy spells drawn from vengeance and vitriol only solidified his growing suspicions about Bea’s curse.

Finally, he studied the journal. Not even Silas Osborne’s meticulous notes about the witches’ battles in Salem offered a kernel of hope. He looked at Bea, unable to voice the news.

“You can’t help me, can you?” She swallowed hard. “Well, that sucks vampire nuts.”

Lucas took her hand. “There’s one person who might know how to remove your hex. He’s not exactly…well, it’s hard to explain.”

“I don’t have anything to lose,” said Bea. “Let’s do it.”

“Okay.”

“Wait. We should probably get my godmothers and Shameless. It’s better for everyone if we know where they are and what they’re doing.”

Lucas waved his hand. Three guilty-looking godmothers dusted in white, and Shameless, with sticky yellow fur, appeared in the workshop.

Bea groaned. “I can’t leave you three alone for a minute. What happened?”

“Nothing happened. We decided to make cookies is all.” Dretta brushed off her tracksuit.

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