Practical Magick by J.E. Taylor

Author:J.E. Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic, demon, ghost, Lucifer, suspense, romance
Publisher: JET-Fueled Fiction
Published: 2018-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

Practical Magick Chapter 10

Austin stood impatiently near the door of the Whole Foods market while Paige grabbed the items she thought she would need. Her idea was as ludicrous as him barreling into the devil’s lair to rescue Heather, but it was the only option. If he walked away without trying, he would never be able to live with himself.

Tom’s haunting words kept coming back to him. He was ill-prepared to deal with any confrontations, despite the meager green belt in jujitsu he had achieved since they left York. And now with a severely compromised arm, he had very little chance of putting up a fight.

He’d never wanted to feel helpless again after what happened in New York, but here he was reliving that nightmare all over again. Anger burned through his nerves, jolting his heart into a rapid beat. Another glance at the clock and his patience nearly evaporated.

They were still outside the edge of town, but at least now they could make out the strip in the distance. Thankfully, someone had taken pity on them and given them a ride to the Whole Foods market just south of the strip.

Even with the ride, Austin had as much faith in reaching Heather on time as he had in Paige’s cockamamie spell, but it was their last hope. However, if they didn’t reach the Bellagio in the next half hour, all Paige’s preparations would be in vain.

“Paige, you need to move faster,” he said, under his breath.

She glanced his way. Her eyes were filled with doubt, and he sent a reassuring smile in her direction. She turned back to her task, and with a few spices and a soda in her basket, she headed to the checkout counter.

Austin exhaled a breath. After a few moments, her purchases were bagged, and she headed to where he stood.

“I’m sorry. I wasn’t sure which spices were the right ones to do the spell in my head.”

“What happens if it’s wrong?” he asked and pushed the door open, letting her lead the way. The chill of the desert night gripped them, and the medication meant to last for hours seemed only to be taking the worst of the edge off now.

“It could do the opposite of what the spell intends,” she said.

Austin shivered at the thought. If he stepped into the room and froze, he wondered if he would feel the devil yanking his heart from his chest. They started toward the city as Paige handed him a bottle of ginger ale.

“Drink half of that, okay?”

He did as she asked and handed the bottle back to her, letting out a loud burp.

Paige pulled a bay leaf out of the spice container and shoved it into the bottle, muttering some incantation that Austin couldn’t make out. She followed by emptying the cinnamon spice into the ginger ale. The soda fizzled but didn’t overflow. Black pepper and sea salt followed.

As she emptied the thyme into the bottle, she glanced at him, and they stopped next to a rock wall.

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