The Cupid Conundrum (Burgundy Hart Book 1) by Lucy True

Author:Lucy True [True, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Witches, warlocks, wizards, lesbian, paranormal, romance, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Persephone Press
Published: 2017-11-15T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Cass made a fuss but, in the end, agreed to go with Burgundy. Telling her the story about Mr. Knight took precious time Burgundy wasn’t sure they had. It was some small consolation that the fortune teller realized the gravity of the situation and was willing to help. Especially after Burgundy’s inability to keep the warlock from escaping.

Guilt weighed on her as she drove, but even worse was the sensation of her heart in her throat, choking her with fear. She’d already called the police station and been told Al wasn’t in the office. “In fact, he’s been looking sick as a dog,” Nancy, the dispatcher told her. “So if you plan to check up on him, will you let me know how he’s doing?”

Burgundy was almost afraid to find out. If Mr. Knight had gone weak with lovesickness within a mere twenty hours of Lynn rejecting him, what would young Al be feeling after all this time?

His house was only a few blocks from downtown, so they arrived within five minutes. Burgundy pulled into his driveway behind the police cruiser and swallowed. It didn’t do much to alleviate her fear.

“I need you to come inside with me,” she told Cass. “If he’s sick the way Mr. Knight was without Lynn, it might be too late. But if it’s not, you’re the only person who can save him.”

“Goodness.” The woman’s eyes closed briefly and she shook her head. “I knew this would happen. Why didn’t Iris listen to me?”

“Because, that’s how it goes. People never learn, I guess. I’m truly sorry about that.” Burgundy opened her car door and looked pointedly at the passenger one. “We need to check on him. It’s a matter of life and death.”

She was thankful that for all her eccentricities, Cass was kind-hearted. The redhead exited the vehicle and followed Burgundy up to the door. “Are you sure he’ll be here?”

“Nancy said he called in sick today and he hadn’t been looking well lately. I can’t think of any other place he’d be, except the hospital, and I don’t think they can help him.” The words tasted like ash on her tongue and Burgundy hated that she had to say them, let alone think them. But as she pressed her hand to the door and turned the knob, her instincts told her they were nearly too late.

The house was dark, dishes piled in the sink from what Burgundy could see. It smelled like trash had also accumulated and she covered her nose with her arm. After scanning the one-story bungalow from the doorway, she turned toward what she hoped was the bedroom door. Her three knocks against it sounded sharp and loud in the silence. When there was no answer, she cracked open the door and peered into the room.

An unmoving lump lay just beneath the covers on the queen-sized bed. “Cass,” she hissed, flinging the door wide. Her heart beat so hard, she thought it would explode from her chest. This looked like exactly what she’d feared they would find.

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