Perfectly Charmed Pixie: Parsnip's Story (Perfect Pixie Series Book 3) by MJ May

Author:MJ May [May, MJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Vander

I itched to start on Parsnip’s next charm but held back. I needed to rest, and that didn’t just mean my body, but it also meant that part of me that made me a warlock.

By the time 10:00 p.m. rolled around, Byx was still giving me the silent treatment. She’d holed up in her room most of the evening and night. I figured she needed time to cool off, to wrap her head around why I was so adamant about not taking her up on her magical offer. I thought she’d settle down eventually. I just wished it was sooner rather than later. Byx and I argued a lot. Typically, they were more in jest than true disagreement. This argument was completely different.

Freshly washed and dried, I didn’t smell as bad as before. Too bad I couldn’t wash my brain the same way, come out of the shower all crisp and clean, all negative thoughts washed down the drain. There was no charm that magically scrubbed the brain of racing thoughts.

There were drugs for that, but I firmly turned from that path.

I made another sandwich, piling it high with veggies and protein. I felt a lot better this evening than yesterday, but I wanted to keep that up. I had orders to fill that had nothing to do with Parsnip, and I’d need to get back to business tomorrow. I’d paid last month’s rent, but the next one would approach faster than I wanted.

Banging on the front door halted my hands, my sandwich just out of reach. Leaning back on my stool, I stared down the hall, as if I could see who was at the front door. I’d been hanging in the back of the shop, trying to give Byx more space upstairs. She’d only come out of her room to eat and use the restroom. But I wanted her to feel comfortable if she needed to do that again.

The banging stopped, and I thought whoever it was had figured out the shop was closed. I started to take a bite again, but as I raised my hand, a brilliant, scarlet glow caught my attention.

“Son of a…” I set my sandwich down and headed for the front door. Just as I’d thought, a shivering pixie stood on the other side.

“What in Gaia’s name are you doing out there?” I shut and locked the door after pulling Parsnip inside. “It’s freezing, and you don’t even have your boots on.” I was glad to see he’d thrown his shawl over his shoulders, but that hardly seemed enough. Flurries fluttered by, catching the outdoor light here and there.

“I forgot them.” Parsnip sounded forlorn, almost like he wasn’t even certain where he was or what the weather was like outside.

“Forgot them?” I vigorously rubbed up and down his arms, trying to get some warmth back into him. As I rubbed, I heard a noise in the background and turned just enough to see Byx come through the curtain separating the front from the back.

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