Shadow Kissed by Sarah Piper

Author:Sarah Piper [Piper, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Two Gnomes Media

“Why did you send me to Jael?” I handed Haley a glass of Merlot and settled in with mine at the opposite end of the couch. Saucy, cheesy goodness scented the air as the lasagna warmed in the oven, along with a loaf of Texas toast garlic bread.

I might not have liked her, but the girl sure knew the way to my heart.

“A couple of months ago,” she said, “Sophie started having these strange dreams. They weren’t specific—more like emotional impressions, you know? Those feelings she’d get?”

I nodded, trying not to bristle at the fact that Haley knew so much about Sophie’s gift, or the fact that we were talking about my friend in the past tense. Maybe in time I’d get used to that. I didn’t want to, though.

“Anyway,” she continued, “she said she felt like something big was coming, and that it had to do with you. She didn’t share much else—she was still trying to put the pieces together herself.”

I sipped my wine, letting her words roll around in my mind along with the things I’d learned so far from Sophie’s book of shadows.

These cards aren't about me, Gray. They’re about you…

“She made me promise that if anything happened to her, I’d send you straight to Jael,” Haley said.

“Do you think she knew she was in trouble? Was someone after her?”

“I don’t think so. She never said anything like that. I think she just wanted to be prepared.” She swirled the wine in her glass, then took a long sip, draining it. “So, did you talk to him?”

“About?”

“About Sophie.”

“What about Sophie?”

“Anything.”

When I didn’t respond, she sighed and said, “I already know about the book, Gray. I helped her with the blood spell.”

Again, my skin prickled with the sting of betrayal, but I let it roll off. Deep down below the petty surface, I was actually glad Sophie had found someone to practice magic with.

My own reasons for holding back my magic had never wavered, but that didn’t mean Sophie wasn’t allowed to change her mind. Clearly, she had. And as much as magic scared the living hell out of me on the best of days, I’d never really wanted to stand in the way of Sophie exploring her heritage and connecting with her people, no matter how those people might have felt about me.

“Any news on Delilah?” I asked, reaching for the bottle I’d left on the coffee table and topping off our glasses.

“Nothing. The cops won’t even do anything until she’s missing forty-eight hours. Whoever took her is probably long gone by now.” Haley shook her head, her glossy ponytail swishing across her shoulders. “They’re such assholes sometimes.”

I pictured Emilio’s kind face and immediately jumped to his defense. “Not all of them. Detective Alvarez is a good guy. He cares about the Bay, and—”

“This is bigger than the Bay, though. Witches are turning up dead all over the world.” She told me about the communications she and Sophie had found at Norah’s. “I know my coven—most of us would gladly fight for our sisters.

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