A Witchy Bake-off by Danica Britton

Author:Danica Britton [Britton, Danica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Ouch!”

I looked down and saw I’d landed right outside Adele’s back windows on top of an extremely prickly bush.

Gingerly, I tried to pick my way out of the shrubbery and minimize the scratches.

“Harper?” Franklin called out in a loud whisper.

“I’m round the back,” I called, hoping none of the neighbors were home. “I landed in the garden.”

In a flash, Franklin was standing next to me and held out his hand to try and help me out of the prickly leaves.

“How is it that you’ve never even been to Adele’s house before and you teleport perfectly outside the front door, yet I land in the garden?” I asked grumpily.

“This is still a very new technique for you, Harper. I took a look at the house on Google Maps. Your grandmother showed me. From the satellite picture, it was easy enough to latch on to and I teleported.”

Modern technology and magic working together. I had to admit I was impressed.

I brushed myself down, trying to get rid of the little leaves and ignore the stinging pain from the scratches all over my legs.

“So did you see anyone suspicious out the front?” I asked.

Franklin shook his head. “No. I did look out for a black Chrysler but there wasn’t one along the street and no sign of a man in a baseball cap unfortunately. In fact, the street was pretty quiet.”

That was probably a good thing, considering we were planning to go snooping around in Adele’s house.

I straightened up and brushed my hands together. “Right, so I suppose we need to try and get inside.”

Franklin cleared his throat. “Naturally, I can’t go inside.”

I turned to him in astonishment. “What do you mean? I thought that was the whole point of us coming here.”

“I’m here to help you. I’ll keep a lookout to make sure nobody comes along but I can’t go in myself. I could lose my law license!”

“Oh, so it’s perfectly fine for me to get caught inside?”

Franklin looked a little abashed. “You don’t have as much to lose, Harper.”

I huffed under my breath. At least when Jess and Grandma Grant came with me on these sorts of wacky missions, they didn’t let me go in on my own.

I turned away from Franklin to look at Adele’s back door. It was white painted wood. I looked around on the patio, taking in the plant pots.

“What are you doing, Harper?” Franklin asked.

“I’m looking for a spare key. Most people leave them under flowerpots, don’t they?”

Franklin gave an impatient shake of his head. “There’s no need for that.”

He strode up to the back door, murmured a few words, and then tapped it with a forefinger. The door swung open.

“Well, that is an extremely impressive spell. Maybe you could teach me that one.”

Franklin looked doubtful. “Perhaps, but it is a little more difficult. Each style of lock requires a different type of spell so I’m afraid years of intense study went into this.”

He shooed me forward with his hands. “In you go. I’m going

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