Southern Wishes (Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries Book 14) by Amy Boyles

Author:Amy Boyles [Boyles, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LADYBUGBOOKS LLC
Published: 2019-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“Where are you off to today?”

I spooned a glob of grits onto my plate and eyed Amelia smoothly. After she’d abruptly left the living room last night, all full of pee and vinegar, she’d stomped to her room and slammed the door.

She wore a silk blouse and a skirt. Her soft curls were smoothed down, and she’d even dabbed on a bit of makeup.

My cousin looked fit for a job interview.

“I’m going to see Erasmus Everlasting about working at the Vault. It might be dangerous, but I’d rather do that than deal with bushes and getting shot by Betty.”

I fired off a concerned look to Cordelia, whose forehead wrinkled in worry.

Cordelia glanced at me and shrugged. “Okay.”

“That’s my girl,” Betty said, settling a tray of biscuits on the table. “We’ll see who wins this contest.”

“It isn’t a contest,” I argued.

“So you say.”

I shook my head. “So you’re really going through with this?” I asked Amelia.

“Yep.” She shoved a biscuit in her mouth and chewed. “I sure am. I’ll let y’all know how it goes.”

I rose. “Well, I’m off to work.”

Ratchet appeared on the stairs. “Work?”

I nodded. “Yes. Work. What’s so strange about that?”

He and Betty exchanged a look. “You haven’t been to work in months. You don’t even go into the familiar store anymore.”

I frowned. “Then who works it?”

“You hired an employee.”

I scoffed. “Do they have experience in familiar matching?”

Ratchet scratched his head. “Not exactly.”

“Well, I’m going there.” I grabbed my purse and shouldered it. “You coming?”

He nodded. “Sure thing. I’ve gotta see this.”

Ratchet grabbed a biscuit, slathered it with butter and walked with me to the store.

“I’m not really sure I like this Pepper,” I remarked.

“Well, I love her. If it wasn’t for you, er, her, I would still be homeless.”

My gaze darted to the raccoon. He didn’t seem upset, just matter-of-fact. My heart pinged at the idea that the Pepper I was impersonating seemed to care so little about all the things that I cared about.

Except for Rufus. I cared about him. But my feelings for Rufus were getting all knotted up. I couldn’t remember how I felt about him in my other life.

The potion made all my emotions for him so strong that I couldn’t wait to see him. Couldn’t wait to touch him. The confusion from last night had vanished, and Rufus was just about all I could think of.

Except, of course, my animals.

I stopped outside Familiar Place and exhaled a deep shot of air.

“You sure you want to go in?” Ratchet asked.

I frowned. “It’s my store. Why wouldn’t I want to go in?”

“You’ll see. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

I yanked open the door. A flock of macaws flew at me. They cawed, talons extended like they wanted to rip my hair from the shaft.

I gasped and slammed the door before they could exit.

My breath came in ragged gasps. “What was that?”

“See?” Ratchet folded his arms. “I told you that you wouldn’t want to go in.”

I slowly pivoted toward him. A jolt of fear coursed all the way to my toes.

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