Witch in Training (A Blair Wilkes Mystery Book 2) by Elle Adams

Author:Elle Adams [Adams, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-07T22:00:00+00:00

Alissa waited for me when I hurried breathlessly back into the classroom—the spell had fizzled out when I’d bounced off whatever defences Mr Falconer had around the shop, so I’d had to run back to the witches’ place with my face and neck covered in mud. “I was about to send out a search party.”

“It didn’t work,” I said, letting the door swing shut behind me. “He has some kind of shield around his place, and I bounced straight off it. And on top of that, he caught me outside, and I don’t think he entirely bought my excuse that I was looking for those mice.”

Her eyes widened. “Oh no. I really didn’t think he’d be there. You got away lightly, I think.”

“No kidding. Anyway, he’s still refusing to say what he actually teaches his apprentices. He insists it’s not relevant. But there is this—I got him to say directly that he didn’t put the curse on the job himself. And my lie detecting ability didn’t go off. He was telling the truth. On the other hand, I accidentally alerted him to the fact that Ava might have done it. He says anyone who threatens his business will spend the rest of their lives in jail.”

Her expression went steely. “He can try. Trust me, the nurses won’t have any of it, and even the police wouldn’t arrest someone from the ward.”

“Have you seen her today?”

She nodded. “She’s given a grand total of twelve false prophecies this week already. The staff will never believe his accusations. Even if they’re true. She’s been leading people astray for years.”

I heard the implied meaning—she might not have known my mother at all. But she’d seemed so sure. This was where it’d come in handy to properly understand my ability to sense lies. Because if it did kick in when the other person believed what they said was true even if it was complete nonsense, there was no point in putting my trust in it to solve this case. Not to mention, it was typical that the one person willing to talk to me about my mother was possibly delusional.

“Seeing is rarely accurate, even if your mind is clear,” Alissa explained. “Because you get visions of the past and future at once. It can get overwhelming.”

“I guess so. Mr Falconer didn’t seem to think he was responsible for her accident, but I don’t know. It seems odd that he spoke to her at all.”

Her brow wrinkled. “So did he give you any clues?”

“Nope. He wouldn’t back up what Vincent said about the last wand-makers losing their memories. Unless I corner Vincent again to ask for the name of someone living who might be able to help, but at this rate, he’s going to think I’m using him for his historical knowledge.”

“Or that you like him. Which won’t bode well for your relationship with Nathan.” She winked.

“There is no relationship. I haven’t even seen him all week thanks to Mr Falconer, work, and the exam I’m going to completely fail at this rate.

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