Pearl: Tempted by Darkness (Jewels Cafe Book 19) by Tabitha Barret & Silver Springs Library

Author:Tabitha Barret & Silver Springs Library [Barret, Tabitha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The following week, I worked with Milton to review the incident at Hana’s party while researching the curse on the letter. He suggested that the type of spell and the amount of power needed to cast or conjure it should help us eliminate some suspects.

In between my research and my filing, I ran errands for Milton, delivering files to different people within the coven. And, as promised, there was plenty of typing and minor spells needed to lift the boxes of case files he was working on.

In addition to my problems, there were a few thefts, break-ins and the occasional magical fight I wasn’t involved in. I had no idea how much went on behind the scenes in our sleepy town. Grandmother Tavish’s file alone was double the size of mine. She liked to get drunk on full moons and go out to the woods to commune with nature spirits when she was younger.

Staring down at the letter written in my handwriting, I flipped through different spell books, searching for the right emotion. The curse used had been very specific in its purpose. I wondered who would create a spell designed to break up a couple.

“Did you try comparing it to jealousy spells?” Milton, who had been quietly reviewing conversations recorded during a dispute over stolen cupcakes, looked up at me with furrowed brows. He would shout out random spells or keywords to search whenever the thought came to him.

“I didn’t feel jealous. Just blackness, as if I would never know happiness again, though that’s kind of standard based on the previous curse I fought. It felt like the loneliness spell that Cornish had used, but on steroids.” Though I’d explained how the curse made me feel a few different ways, I still wasn’t able to fit the exact emotion it evoked.

“I find it interesting that Mr. Rafferty was the recipient instead of you. If someone wanted to break you two up, going after the girl would be the more obvious choice.” He closed his case file to look at me over the conference table where I had set up a laptop and notepad.

“Why? Because we’re the weaker sex?” I couldn’t hold back the sarcasm from my voice. My mother would have been so pissed to hear me talk to an elder like that, especially if she still had feelings for him. She hadn’t said anything more about Milton, and she hadn’t visited the coven, so I didn’t know what was going on.

“No. Because women are stronger than men when it comes to love. When a husband dies, a woman will find a way to live her life without him, even though she misses him. A husband will fall apart without his true love. He may remarry and try to find happiness again, but it’s much harder, in my experience. Mr. Rafferty would try to find ways to get you back. You, however, would eventually learn to live without him.” He grabbed his pen to write down another note. “Have you tried a heartbreak spell? It’s not just for couples.

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