The Witch's Journey by Leigh Ann Edwards

Author:Leigh Ann Edwards
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781954894549
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2021-07-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Angelique was comforted by her mother’s best friend, Fiona. She’d always been like an auntie to her. Angelique knew she had some magic, too, although she was mostly secretive about her background. She was originally from Ireland but had been in America for some time. Angelique longed to know more but when pressed, Fiona often clammed up.

“You should’ve called earlier, sweetie,” Fiona said, holding Angelique’s hand.

“You’ve been busy lately with the shop especially with Alainn and Arianna away.”

“I would have closed the bloody shop to be with you. I wish your mum was here. She was always positive no matter what she faced. I miss her so.”

“I miss her, too, Fiona.”

“How come you haven’t brought your guy to meet me? Obviously you’re crazy about each other.”

“I might as well tell you the truth, Fiona. I conjured Faolan from 1773 with a foolish spell and I think he’ll have to be sent back.”

“Oh, sweetie, that won’t be easy but I understand sometimes we have to make heartbreaking choices or we’re forced to do something difficult to protect the ones we love, no matter how much it hurts us.”

“You’re talking about your son now?”

“My sweet wee Cal’s never far from my mind, but he was safer without me. He lived with my parents and it kept his abusive father away and those associated with him. Sometimes we have to make sacrifices for those we love.”

That was the first time Fiona had mentioned her son’s name.

“My baby—Faolan’s and my baby was a boy.”

“I’m sorry, sweetie.”

“I’m signing my half of the shop to you, Fiona. I’m thinking of selling all the properties.”

“Sounds like you’re going away. Are you heading to Ireland like you always said…or back in time with your sexy man?”

“To Ireland, maybe. I have some other time-traveling tasks before that. As far as Faolan…I know he cares about me, maybe even loves me.”

“No maybes about it, sweetie.”

“I sense he must go back. I doubt I’d do well in the seventeen hundreds and you know what? I’m not sure he’d want me there. He’d constantly worry, possibly resent me. Maybe we were two ships passing and I pulled him way off course.”

“He doesn’t look too bothered by being waylaid.”

“I’ve known him seven weeks and I don’t know how I lived before I met him or how I’ll live…”

She gave way to tears and Fiona held her, patted her back, then touched her forehead to hers in an affectionate gesture, as she so often did.

“It’s okay to cry, sweetie. You can’t make important decisions till you mourn the loss of your baby anyway.”

“But if Faolan’s going back, it must be during the solstice.”

“You’re pushing too hard, Angelique. What does he say?”

“I believe he was willing to go back till this happened. I wouldn’t want him here because of guilt.”

“Oh there’s plenty of guilt in his gorgeous eyes. But he’s clearly in love with you. Couldn’t you wait…till the next full moon or the next solstice?”

“If it’s this hard to think of him leaving

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