To Catch a Witch by Sharon Booth

Author:Sharon Booth [Booth, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Green Ginger Publishing
Published: 2020-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

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Sky and Jethro lived in a large, five-bedroomed new-build at the other end of Castle Clair, on a rather exclusive estate just past Bevil Bridge. Sky had never been a big fan of Castle Lodge, with its dark beams, huge fireplaces, wonky walls and creaky stairs. She'd loved Jethro's modern home the minute she saw it, and even though I suspected Jethro would like to find an older period property in the town, I knew he would never persuade Sky to give up her beloved home. She was so happy living there with Jethro, who was, to be fair, a real darling and so well-suited to her. After everything she'd been through, it was lovely to see my little sister settled and happy. She deserved nothing less.

I knocked on the door, clutching a bottle of wine as a gift for their guest.

Sky opened the door and beamed at me. 'You came! Oh.' She peered over my shoulder. 'Are you alone? No one else?'

I whispered in her ear that Sirius thought it better that Blaise stay out of the editor's way for the time being, and that our brother had stayed home to keep him company.

'Oh, and Father and Aurora are viewing that house tonight, aren't they?' Sky looked bitterly disappointed. 'What about Mother?'

'She's gone with them. They're taking her out for dinner afterwards. I'm ever so sorry,' I said.

'Star and Benedict aren't coming either,' she complained. 'I was so looking forward to everyone coming, too. I think they're all jolly mean.'

I shrugged. 'I brought wine,' I said hopefully. 'A present for your guest.'

'Well, at least you can be bothered,' she said. 'Oops, sorry, you'd better come in.'

'That would be nice,' I agreed. I'd been wondering if she intended to leave me on the doorstep all night.

She opened the door wider and ushered me into the wide, thickly carpeted hallway, then held out her hands for my coat.

'What's she like?' I whispered, shrugging my arms out of the sleeves.

'Seems nice enough,' she whispered back. 'Not what I expected, though. She's ever so — American.'

'American? Well, obviously,' I said, trying not to laugh. 'What did you expect her to be?'

'Oh, you know what I mean,' she said, rolling her eyes. 'She's so jolly enthusiastic about everything, it's quite wearing. And she's far too pretty for her own good. Seriously, no one should be that good looking.'

She hung my coat on the rack and led me into the large lounge. Jethro was sitting on the long, L-shaped sofa beside a young woman who was, as Sky had noted, beautiful. She had shoulder-length red hair and ivory skin. Large green eyes appraised me as I entered the room, and I had the feeling she was pretty shrewd and adept at weighing people up.

Jethro got to his feet, and she followed suit. I realised she was a good eight or nine inches shorter than Jethro, who topped six foot, and had a slender though curvy figure. Honestly, she was perfection and far too good to be true.

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