A Dangerous Witch by Holly Ice

Author:Holly Ice [Holly Ice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Holly Ice
Published: 2022-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

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I smirked, thinking about Shane forging my homework – got to love a boyfriend ready to cheat for you.

‘What you thinking about?’ Inziya asked, turning onto a new road.

‘Nothing important.’

‘Ah. Young love.’ She snickered. ‘Nothing like it.’

Shane had been there for me the moment I needed him, even before I knew I needed him. Through the hearing, the trial, and coming back to the academy. Being with him felt like I was home. Losing him tore at my lungs. I cared for him, definitely. But love was a big word. Was that what I felt?

Ivy was entwined through Avery’s thoughts. Avery often thought of her, hurt for her, wanted more for her. That steady concern and support lay beneath the physical attraction.

I felt the same for Shane, but he’d been more distant lately, worried about his dad. And I’d not wanted to burden him with my problems. But was that why I was reluctant to put the ‘love’ label on our relationship, or was it something else?

The car bumped, lifting me out my seat. My chest pushed on the seatbelt. Inzi had swerved onto a gravel side road with absolutely no light.

I held on to the oh-shit bar and hoped we didn’t crash into the trees, but she must ken the route pretty well because she glided straight into a marked bay underneath a flickering amber security light. Only my heart felt like it’d flipped end over end.

‘Why are we meeting Keller here?’ I asked, still breathy.

‘It’s the morgue.’

I rubbed my arms as she locked the car. ‘Does he want to scare me shitless?’ I shook my head. ‘And you couldn’t have warned me first?’

Inziya blinked. ‘Sorry. I forget you’re not used to all this. He wants to show you the body again.’

‘I have a perfect image of Avery in my mind, thanks.’

‘Not as a scare tactic. He wants your help. Though I doubt he’d put it that way.’

‘With what?’ There could only really be one thing that… ‘Oh no. No. Nope. Not happening.’

He thinks I can get a vision from a dead body, doesn’t he?

It’s happened before.

I tugged on the car handle, but it was locked tight.

‘I can’t promise I’ll find anything. There’s no consistency to it. Keller will say I’m refusing to help his investigation. He’ll twist everything!’

‘That’s why I’m here. I’m your witness. And Keller… he’s not that bad.’

‘No offence, but you’re not my lawyer. And I can’t rely on “not that bad”.’

‘Your lawyer won’t want to come out here for this. You’re not under arrest. You’re here as a… consultant. Or expert witness.’

‘Bullshit. I didn’t witness anything.’

‘You know what I mean!’ She marched to the doors.

‘You’re going to leave me out here?’

‘No. You’re coming in. If you won’t help, you can say so in person. I will not be your parrot and your guard.’

She didn’t want to be the middleman? Fine. But I did not want to be in the centre of this investigation. They’d blame me for anything that went wrong. Or claim I was involved.

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