Santa and the Snow Witch by Linda Winstead Jones

Author:Linda Winstead Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sorin Rising

Chapter 7

Mike and Cindy weren’t happy about taking over the store full time for a couple of days, but they agreed. Especially after Luke explained what was going on. A little extra work in exchange for the location of the Franklin Star seemed more than fair to everyone involved.

At five minutes ‘til eleven, Luke pulled into Jordan’s driveway, parking behind her white compact car as he had last night. Huh. A few things had changed. Last night there had not been a wreath on her front door, and there had been no Christmas tree in the window. Today her blue house was decorated for the season.

Maybe she hadn’t been able to sleep, either.

He hadn’t suffered such a restless night in a long time. Lying in bed last night he’d heard every sound, from near and far. A whoop from the woods behind his house. There was no way to tell if that call came from Clint or their newest shifter, Nelson. Around three, a pack of dogs had started barking. Those sounds seemed to come from Silas’s place, but he couldn’t be sure. The town vet tried to keep the wild dogs from the area corralled but wasn’t always successful.

Unlucky for Luke, last night had been a full moon. Milhouses everywhere celebrated by howling at the moon.

Not every family in town had thrived the way Harry’s had. None of his sons had moved away; none wished to be normal, to live without their particular kind of magic.

Luke’s house was located a short distance from the river, instead of in one of the Mystic Springs’ neighborhoods. Wildlife, natural and unnatural, roamed the woods there. Creatures of all kinds were drawn to the river. He knew damn well it hadn’t been any of those noises that kept him awake. They were all normal sounds, so normal he usually didn’t notice them at all. It had been Jordan that kept him awake. That kiss. Unfinished business.

Jordan didn’t wait for him to collect her, but left her house and headed straight for the passenger side of the truck. She smiled as she approached, and something inside him tightened. Today he wasn’t fast enough; she opened her own door and jumped inside.

She smiled, as if they were friends and nothing more. With her long pale hair pulled into a ponytail, her jeans well-worn, and her sleeveless white shirt already stained with a few drops of coral paint, she looked ready to get to work.

“Ginger hasn’t even picked a color yet,” he said, like an idiot.

Jordan shrugged. “If she picks a color quickly, we can run back to your place, mix it up, and get started painting this afternoon.” She turned her head and her eyes met his. “Best to get this over with, yes?”

“Sure.” He didn’t want to get this over with. He wanted to spend today and tomorrow and the next day with Jordan. It didn’t matter if they passed the time painting, sharing a meal, or decorating a blackmailer’s apartment. He wanted whatever

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