The Accidental Gatekeeper (The Accidental Midlife Trilogy Book 1) by Carla Rehse

Author:Carla Rehse [Rehse, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pink Squirrel Publishing
Published: 2021-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Whispering meltdowns are my jam

I lifted my leg to step forward, but Luna pushed in front of me. “Gatekeeper! Everly. No, it’s not safe.”

“Lawson.” I whirled around.

Nothing. There was no sign of him. He was just … gone.

This dumpster fire of a day had taken a sharp turn into a B-rated horror movie. Why would the witch want Lawson? To prevent us from entering the cabin? Though, I wasn’t completely sure the witch had done this. But if the witch hadn’t, we had even bigger problems to add to our already enormous pile.

“Some days you’re the bird, other days you’re the statue,” I muttered.

“Huh?” Luna asked.

“Something Lawson used to say. It means there are days when shit just keeps piling on no matter what you do.” Luna and Janice stared at me like I knew some magical way to get him back. I didn’t. “Anyone know of another place in town with books on spellworks?” The weapons in Mack’s cabin would be irreplaceable, but our need for information was just as great.

Luna and Janice shook their heads, while Chase tilted his and whined. In his wolf state, he was still Chase with a complete understanding of what was going on. Communication would be a problem though.

Part of my brain stubbornly wanted to know if Chase could tap out Morse code with a paw—like I knew how to interpret it if he did. The majority of my mind, the reasonable adult portion, wanted a plan of action to find Lawson. Because without a plan, I was gonna fall apart. Of course, I was 0–2 on brilliant plans, so there was that.

This left me with two options: melt down into an epic conniption fit, or focus on getting into the cabin, finding Mack’s journals on spellworks and the weapons, then locating Sadie and Lawson. As fun as option one would be, I obviously had to suck it up and go with number two.

Now to come up with Brilliant Plan Three. Or maybe I oughta call it Amazingly Airtight Plan One. I could shorten it to AAPO—well, perimenopause was really affecting my concentration. Along with worry and grief. Though if there was any justice or mercy in this universe, Lawson was now with Sadie and Heather so he could protect them.

AAPO didn’t come to me, nor did a SAP—Somewhat Amazing Plan. I took a slow step forward, as if that would stop me from getting zapped into another dimension or wherever. Luna didn’t complain this time as she was staring at something over my head.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of a shadow diving toward us. When I turned to look, it disappeared. The shadow appeared on the other side of me, just at the edge of my sight again. Whatever the thing was it sure enjoyed games.

I took another teensy step forward. The cabin’s door slammed shut with a loud crack, and the porch lights flickered off. The delicious scent of cinnamon wafted away, replaced with the nauseating stench of rotting garbage in the late summer heat.

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