The Witching Hour (Wicked Witches of Destiny Cove Book 1) by Sara Bourgeois

Author:Sara Bourgeois [Bourgeois, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Joe walked into the store a split second after my mom’s mop danced back into her hand. The broom standing next to the door fell and almost knocked him on the head. He dodged and it clattered to the floor.

“Company’s coming,” my mom said cheerfully.

“Zoe, I wish you wouldn’t use magic around me. You know how I feel about it,” Joe said irritably.

“You just walked into my shop,” I said defiantly.

“Hey, kids. No need to get bent out of shape. It was all me. Joe, I apologize,” my mom said and disappeared into the back before he could say anything else.

“Anyway,” Joe started brusquely, “I got a preliminary toxicology report back from the pathologist.”

“What did you find out?” I asked.

I had to ignore how short he was being with me. Even if I did feel like arguing about the discriminatory nature of his views on magic, I really wanted to know what had killed Regina.

“Well, it appears she was poisoned. It’s strange, though. The poison used was aconitum. Do you know anything about that?”

Well, there you had it. He turned his nose up at magic, but when it came to solving the murder, Joe wasn’t afraid to wallow with the witchy pigs to get his collar. I knew exactly what it was, and it was definitely something that someone tied to the occult would use to murder a fake psychic.

“I do know what it is,” I began. “It’s a potent neurotoxin commonly known as monkshood or wolf’s bane. The Germans used it in WWII to poison their bullets.”

For the briefest of moments, I thought that he might thank me for my knowledge of rare and occult-related poisons. Nope. His whole demeanor shifted. Joe crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his gaze at me. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear he was trying to figure out if he should just come out and accuse me or not.

“So, is that something witches use?” he asked bluntly.

“It can be most definitely.”

“So, where would you find it around here? Does it grow in the area?”

“It usually grows up in the mountains, but did you check Esmeralda’s garden yet? Remember I told you she had a poisoner’s garden?”

“No, I hadn’t checked yet. I wasn’t sure if the aconitum was something that could be from around here?”

“You mean you wanted to see if it was something I had in my magical supplies,” I said a little more angrily than I intended.

“It’s not like that,” he said softly, and I could tell it was eating him up that he had to ask. That made me feel a little bit better. “I think I’m going to go check out Esmeralda’s garden.” Joe’s eyes were cast down at his feet, and it had been a long time since I’d seen him looking so vulnerable.

I didn’t know if I should ask to go with Joe or not. I definitely wanted to go with him. My curiosity about Esmeralda’s garden was enormous.

“You know, if you take

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