Midnight Magic by Ann Gimpel

Author:Ann Gimpel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Witches and Wizards, Mythology and folklore, gothic romance, sword and sorcery, mythology romance, urban fantasy romance
Publisher: Ann Gimpel
Published: 2016-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

She awakened in the library with Jeremy bending over her. Worry flickered in his clear, green eyes. Murietta perched on her chest, brushing her beak up and down her cheeks, and Hector was curled on her feet. Her head felt as if it was stuffed with cotton. Keeping her eyes open was a struggle. The first thing she noticed, besides the resident menagerie, was a thick bandage wrapped about her right arm.

“Mother?” she called weakly.

“Yes, darling, I’m here.” Eleanora’s rich, throaty voice drifted in from the hall. “I was just making you a pot of tea and some biscuits. You’re far too thin, child. Did you stop eating this last year?”

“You should talk.” Cassie craned her head around looking for her mother.

Eleanora hurried into the room; her long hair had been brushed and braided. She set down a tray holding a steaming mug and a plate of cookies.

“Magic momma, awk. Momma magic,” the parrot quorked. She fluffed her mottled gray plumage and then flapped her way to Eleanora’s shoulder.

Struggling a bit, Cassie tried for a more upright position. Moving created waves of vertigo, so she gave up and shut her eyes, willing it to pass.

Eleanora settled cool hands on either side of her face and chanted in Gaelic. “There, now try to sit,” she urged, insinuating an arm under Cassie’s back and rearranging the blanket covering her.

“I can help.” Jeremy moved to her other side. Between them, they maneuvered Cassie into a sitting position with her legs stretched out on the coffee table. Hector gave a rather piteous meow before retreating to a fat pillow.

“Here.” Jeremy thrust a cup of strong, black tea into Cassie’s nerveless hands.

After a few sips, she glanced at her mother. “You put something else in here.”

Her mother nodded and smiled knowingly. “A strengthening tonic. You lost quite a bit of blood, but that was quick thinking on Fran’s part. Your blood severed the enchantment...”

“...and let me finish off Tyler,” Jeremy broke in grinning at her. “I wondered what the hell was taking you so long when I felt things shift.”

“Where’s Father?” She looked around, half expecting to see him floating somewhere in the ether.

“Projections are tiring,” her mother explained. “He did say he’d catch the first plane he could, though. So I expect he’ll turn up in the next couple of days.” Chuckling, she added, “He said you shouldn’t make a habit of sleeping with strange men. An affront to your British heritage and all that.”

“What British heritage? It’s not like he’s been much of a father—”

Eleanora shot her a look that silenced her. “I think he finally figured that out. He did drop everything and materialize when you summoned him, so you might give him some credit.”

“Dropped everything? I pulled out that stone he left me a couple of days ago.”

Her mother rolled expressive dark eyes. “Magical things work in their own time. You can’t judge them by computer standards.”

From no parents to both of them. It’s going to take some adjusting.

“Were you

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