The Seer's Spread by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Author:Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl [Garcia, Kami & Stohl, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal, Love & Romance
ISBN: 9780316303163
Google: TUH7CAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 26370323
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2015-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

After Amma pushed her peas and mashed potatoes around on her plate for an hour while Mitchell provided a detailed play-by-play of his proposal to Lila, it was finally time for dessert—and Amma’s escape to the kitchen.

Aunt Prue and Harlon had stayed for dinner, and Prue hadn’t said much more than Amma. Luckily, Harlon talked to anybody and everybody, including young ladies who spent their time researching dead languages and books Mortals had no business messing with.

Not to mention romancing Dark Casters like Macon Ravenwood, Amma thought.

She picked up the plate right from under Harlon’s fork and knife. He was like a goat; you had to stop him before it all came back up again.

“I’m gonna get the pie,” Amma said, wandering toward the kitchen door.

“Buttermilk or pecan?” Harlon asked, even though he knew full well that she wouldn’t answer him.

“I’ll help,” Mitchell said, standing up.

“You will not, Stickyfingers,” Amma scoffed. Mitchell had a hard time keeping his fingers off her famous crust, but tonight she had another reason for wanting to keep him out of the kitchen. “Lila can help me. She’s the only person at this table I trust to keep her hands off my pie.”

Mitchell looked at Amma suspiciously, but she only shrugged.

Lila looked pleased and pushed her chair away from the table. “I handle rare documents every day, ma’am.” She smiled as she walked toward Amma. “I’ll treat your pie with the same care.”

“Will you, now?” Amma banged open the kitchen door.

She didn’t say another word until the door between the dining room and the kitchen swung shut behind them, and she heard Harlon carrying on about Mercy and Grace driving him to drink. In the safety of the kitchen, Amma’s sanctuary, she didn’t waste any time.

Lila smiled. “That was a lovely—”

Amma held up a hand. Her eyes were dark and her expression cold. This was business.

“You can stop right there. I’m not makin’ small talk about my fried chicken. Not with you, not in this house.”

Lila gave Amma a confused look. “Excuse me?”

“Does Mitchell know the truth about who you are?” Amma asked, even though she already knew the answer.

“The truth?”

“Don’t play dumb with me, child,” Amma said, sounding angrier than she intended. “You’re not in the shallow water now. I know all about the Tunnels that run underneath this town, and the people usin’ them. I also know you’re waist deep in their world.” She leaned forward. “Which means one wrong step, and you go all the way under.”

The color drained from Lila’s face, and she reached for the wall next to her.

Amma ignored the panicked expression on the girl’s face. “What I don’t know is why you’re draggin’ my boy into that drownin’ Darkness with you.”

“I—” Lila’s voice shook, and she took a deep breath and started again, this time clinging to the edge of the counter for support. “I wasn’t aware you knew. But it’s not all Dark. There are Light Cas—” She stopped.

“Casters,” Amma finished for her. “If you can run their library, you should be able to say the word.

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