The Dashing Witch (The Ward Witches) by Lauren McMinn

Author:Lauren McMinn [McMinn, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-08-05T21:00:00+00:00

“Served me well in publicity.”

“I'll bet it did. I never asked: what did you do about your job?”

“I quit. With the Coven Campaign, I won't have time for one thing, and for another, I decided it was time to move on with that stage in my life and get out of LA. I've got enough money saved up that the baby and I will be fine for long enough to get things sorted out.”

“That's good. But you've neglected to think that I'll be here for you. Even if things don't work out between us, I'll still help support you and the baby.”

“Thanks. I appreciate that.”

“Hell, it will be nice to have something to spend money on besides an entertainment center that no one sees anyway.”

“So I guess the Coven pays well?”

“Hell no. When my father was Duke, my mother managed to frivolously spend all the saved resources before anyone even realized the money was gone. People tithe to the Coven, but not that well.” He paused, as if he was going to stop there.

“Well? Tell the whole story. I'm interested now.”

“It was clear that there wouldn't be enough money for Seb and me to go to college from the outset. Of course, when our father died, we had to take on greater responsibility and wouldn't have been able to anyway. But when we were sixteen, Dad gave us a challenge. He said that some people have to make their own way in the world without a college degree to back them. His idea was to give us a thousand dollars apiece, and the challenge was to see who could make that amount increase the most. The winner after one year would get an extra thousand to help their project. He saved as much money as he could to finance our project, and that made a difference in how we approached it too.

“Seb and I talked, and we even considered doing something together. But in the end, we decided to play the stock market. We did our research and based purchasing decisions on that. Seb was not allowed to use his air magic to influence his choices unfairly.”

“So what happened?”

“We made a killing, considering that we were teenagers relying on newspapers and good luck. At the one year mark, I was winning, but I had enough that I could turn down the reward money, instead donating it to Coven needs. Since then, we try to keep current with the news as much as possible considering our jobs, so we're not as active in trading anymore. But we've got enough of our shares in enough different companies that we're doing very well financially. We don't take a salary for our work in the Coven, and we actually contribute quite a bit to operating costs.

“I've made a cool couple of million with savvy trading over many years, and if spending it on my wife and child isn't a worthwhile way to spend my money, I don't know what is.”

Melanie tried to soak it all in.

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