Witching The Night Away by Constance Barker

Author:Constance Barker [Barker, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Constance Barker
Published: 2016-06-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Determined, as she was that they would all work together, Bailey couldn’t convince Aiden to come in and speak with the Coven ladies. Frankly, just now, she didn’t particularly want to speak with them either. But Aiden became very agitated when Bailey told him that the women knew about him. Why that should be, she couldn’t imagine and he wasn’t saying.

Avery did come with her. “Maybe if I can get close, I can tell which one of them it is,” he muttered as they ascended the stairs.

The bakery was open and running by now, and there were people enjoying high-calorie brunches and coffee on the porch and at the tables inside. Aria and Chloe both smiled when they saw her; they noticed Avery, very obviously, as well. Francis only threw a quick wave of greeting in Bailey and Avery’s direction, face a bit sour, and went back to decorating cupcakes.

Bailey felt a bit guilty for it, but she really hoped it wasn’t Francis.

If anything, she hoped that it was Aria. Aria was sweet, and patient. She never said a harsh word. Even Chloe had her moments when she spoke frankly about what Bailey should or shouldn’t be doing, and sometimes seemed frustrated when Bailey had her own ideas about how to be a witch. Aria, though, was always ready to listen and discuss.

Bailey glanced at Avery, but he didn’t give her any hints as to what he was thinking or feeling.

“What can I do for you two?” Chloe asked when Bailey approached the counter.

Bailey spoke quietly, though there was no one else at the counter for the moment but her, Chloe, and Avery. “You’ve heard?” She asked.

Chloe frowned, and then nodded slowly. “About the archaeologist? No one’s talking about anything else.”

Bailey leaned in. “Chloe, they arrested Ryan for it.”

Chloe gasped her hand flying to her mouth, her eyes wide. “Oh, no!”

“He didn’t do it,” Bailey said quickly. “Someone set him up. They took something from the Professor. A little black book, with his research. Maybe other things, I don’t know.”

Aria closed on them, concerned. “What’s happened?”

“Ryan’s been arrested for a murder he didn’t commit,” Bailey said. “I need your help to clear his name.”

Aria and Chloe very pointedly did not look at Avery.

“I’m not sure what we can do to help, dear,” Chloe said, sounding genuinely confused.

Bailey sighed. “Avery knows,” she said.

Both women’s faces became impassive.

“Oh dear,” Aria muttered.

“Bailey... why would you...?” Chloe seemed hurt, as though Bailey had betrayed her. Aria did as well, but she also looked nearly terrified.

“I trust Avery,” Bailey said, and took his hand. “But... so that it’s all in the open I... sort of told Aiden as well.”

“And for the sake of being entirely honest,” Avery spoke up, “I’m technically his apprentice. So...”

Chloe’s mouth worked, but no words came out. Aria’s lips were parted, her head shaking very slightly back and forth.

It was at this point that Francis finally approached them, wiping her hands on a towel. “Let me guess. Something awful just happened.

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