Men Love Witches by Danielle Garrett

Author:Danielle Garrett [Garrett, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

Even with the caffeine boost, I felt like I was dragging myself through the day. Things at my potions shop, Starfire Apothecary, were as busy as ever. The sooner Harmony got her license, the better. As my apprentice, there were certain boundaries placed on her work and most of it she was supposed to do supervised. We’d fudged certain rules and restrictions, but after all the work it had taken me to get my own license and the shop itself, we couldn’t push the envelope too far, which meant that anything beyond basic potions, she needed a supervisor to brew and there were certain ingredients that were completely off limits in a commercial setting. Back at the manor—or even in the shop after hours—we could play and experiment as we wanted.

My strange conversation with Scarlet played through my head on a loop as I worked to restock some of the more specialty potions and then set about filling custom orders for customers. Between the lack of sleep and general distraction, I had to stop and double-check my work as I went, which only made it all take longer. I was in the process of relabeling some sleeping potion I’d mislabeled with a similarly colored perky potion—which seemed like an oversight I’d need to permanently fix when my brain wasn’t so fuzzy—when Eliza, one of my part-timers, came to tell me I had a visitor.

After swapping the labels back, I tucked the potion vials into the cabinet, set the security ward on the doors, and took off my apron. Peeking out into the front of the shop, I saw Meryl perusing an assortment of beauty potions near the front window display. My heart kicked a little faster as I wondered whether or not I should tell her what Lacey had revealed in the wee hours of the morning. As my friend, not to mention as one sworn to protect the supernatural community at large, I would want her to know what was out there. But at the same time, Lacey would probably kill me if she found out I leaked to the SPA. So, it was a matter of which was scarier: a pack of wild vampires on the loose with a stone that could command a literal army of immortals, or Lacey.

Yeah. Probably best to keep it under my hat for a little while longer.

“Hey, Meryl!” I said, stepping into the shop. A few other customers turned to look my way. Some of the regulars offered smiles or small nods of recognition before returning to their shopping.

Meryl held a violet-colored glass bottle in one hand. A serum that would grant temporary freckles. “What do you think?” she asked, smiling as she held up the bottle. “Would Nick freak out?”

I laughed softly. “It might be fun to try. They only last about six weeks.”

“Hmm.” Meryl considered the bottle for another moment before replacing it on the shelf.

“What brings you by? Other than the promise of magic freckles,” I asked with a smile.

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