Playing With Fury (Federal Bureau of Magic Cozy Mystery Book 9) by Annabel Chase

Author:Annabel Chase [Chase, Annabel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Palm Press LLC
Published: 2020-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I brushed my teeth at the bathroom sink, ready to put the long day behind me.

“Eden, where are you?” Alice called.

I poked my head through the bathroom doorway. “Almost done.” I rinsed my mouth one more time and entered the bedroom. “Where’ve you been all day? I didn’t see you.”

“And I don’t see you now.” Alice drifted around the room, confusion etched across her faded features.

“Oh, right. Because I’m invisible.” I folded back the covers and climbed into bed.

“May I ask why?”

“You may ask, but I don’t have an answer. Grandma thinks it’s a glitch. I might be back to normal tomorrow. Who knows?” I fluffed the pillow and made myself comfortable. I was grateful to be in a proper bed again and not on a mattress on the floor of my mother’s attic.

“A glitch?” Alice asked. “What does that mean?”

“That my fury powers are acting up.” I tried to think of a comparison the ghost would understand. “Like a mechanical issue with a water mill. When the wheel turns but it doesn’t move the water.” Or whatever water mills were supposed to do.

“Is that even possible?”

“It’s never happened before, but I don’t see why not.”

Alice hovered at my bedside. “You seem awfully relaxed about this.”

“I’m sure it will work itself out.” I yawned and closed my eyes. “Maybe I overdid it with training and a good night’s sleep will do the trick.”

“And what if you’re wrong? What if someone triggered this glitch, as you call it, and it won’t go back to normal on its own?”

My eyes popped open. “Who would want to wreak havoc on my fury powers?”

Alice folded her arms and stared at the pillow. “Maybe they didn’t mean for you to stay invisible. Or maybe they did, hoping it would result in more fury traits.”

I bolted upright in bed. “Wait. You think my family did this to me?” The idea hadn’t occurred to me, but the theory made sense. They had motive. They resented that I had the potential for so much power but refused to indulge it. The only way they could force me to embrace my nature would be to trigger more traits against my will.

Alice drifted to the foot of the bed, her hands clasped behind her. “I wouldn’t put anything past them. You know that.”

“Did you overhear anything incriminating?” I asked.

Alice pursed her lips, thinking. “It’s possible, but I tend to ignore their conversations.”

“Teach me your ways, Obi-Wan.”

The ghost smiled. “Many years of practice.” Her pleasant expression faded. “I noticed a fresh grave in the backyard.”

“Grandma,” I said. “Mom was quick on the draw this time.”

Alice released a gentle sigh. “They take their mortality for granted.”

“Let’s just say they have entitlement issues.” I drew my knees to my chest, letting Alice’s theory marinate. “How long do they think I need to be invisible before another trait appears?” And how would they even determine that?

“I’m not sure. How has it worked the other times?”

I thought back to recent additions like my snake hair and the eternal flames in my eyes that signaled my immortality.

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