Paula Lester - 04 A Witch Too Dead by Paula Lester

Author:Paula Lester [Lester, Paula]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paula Lester and M.E. Harmon
Published: 2019-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Here you go. Hot raspberry tea with a little lemon.” Cas set the cup of tea in front of Juniper.

The woman blinked, her eyes appearing enormous behind the thick glasses. “Thank you, dear.” Her smile was subdued, and she couldn’t hide the tremble in her hand as it reached for the cup. She fisted it, leaving the tea untouched for the moment. Juniper must have thought better of slopping hot liquid on herself with shaking hands. Smiling at Cas again, she tried to look brave. “Well, that was a bit of a to-do, wasn’t it?”

Cas sat across the desk from the editor and thought about how she moonlighted as a Blossom Greeter. In fact, Juniper had been the first person Cas met in the witchy world. She’d been the exuberant witch who’d shown up on her stoop to congratulate Cas for blossoming into her powers. Juniper loved greeting new witches and making sure their families had all the information they needed to help their young witch through the change.

The Crystal Springs Gazette was a small paper operation serving a mid-sized town. Juniper served as reporter and editor. The office itself occupied two levels in a storefront location on Morgana Avenue.

Cas liked Juniper. The eccentric woman was one of the people in her new world who Cas considered a friend.

It was obvious the floating corpse with Juniper’s face had rattled the newspaper editor. Cas could understand that, having seen a similar sight in her own driveway. She spoke in a gentle voice. “The peacekeepers are all done—they took the body with them. Of course, it was only a clay golem.”

Juniper nodded, red curls bouncing around her face. “Yes, yes. No worries. Someone’s obviously enjoying an elaborate Halloween prank, just like you said.”

Cas exchanged a glance with Graham, who frowned. Cas wasn’t sure if it was because he didn’t think the golem was a prank or if he was thinking about their fight.

“The golem was pretty creepy, that’s for sure.” Todd, Juniper’s assistant, leaned on the doorjamb behind Cas. He was in his early twenties and had the eagerness of a new puppy. “If it is a prank, it’s a really mean one.”

Cas glanced at the man. “You’re right about that.” She turned back toward Juniper. “Do you have any enemies who might do something mean like this to you?”

Juniper finally decided to brave the teacup, managing to raise it to her mouth, take a sip, and put it down without spilling. She shook her head. “I guess I have as many people around who dislike me as anyone else does. But I can’t think of anyone who’d hate me enough to threaten my life.” She got a faraway look on her face and seemed to give it more thought. “I’ve run into stories over the years, you know. Things people didn’t want coming out.”

Her eyes narrowed and she pounded a fist on the desk, finally causing raspberry tea to splash over the side of the cup. Her tone was sharp. “I only report facts.

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