Accidental Demons by Clare Edge
Author:Clare Edge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2024-08-16T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Seventeen
One Secret at a Time
Cai and I have lunch again the next day, and I hate how normal life with Fin is starting to feel. Is this what itâs like to have a continuous glucose monitor and always be able to know your blood sugar? Probably notâI donât think those talk to you, and they definitely canât give the entire cafeteria hiccups. They almost had to cancel classes because the hiccups didnât wear off for over an hour. Cai and I both agreed it would seem suspicious if we were the only ones not hiccupping, so we pretended and got a little lightheaded. Hiccups are hard to fake.
It was another good day. Maybe an even better day than yesterday. Even with Maeve finding out about Fin and things getting more and more complicated. Even with my nerves about the entire coven discovering Fin at the equinox ritual tonight. None of it is big enough to harsh my vibe.
I almost feel normal. And I canât remember ever feeling this way before. Itâs nice.
âHowâs your blood sugar doing?â Maeve asks. Weâre sitting on my bed while Fin lies on the ground, all three cats curled up and purring along their furry body.
âYouâre at 148,â Fin says, the nose on their tail twitching in my direction. I shiver a little bit. No matter how used to the Mystery I get, Iâll never get used to the tail-nose.
âWe need a signal for if I go any lower than 140,â I say.
âIt will be more difficult to sense the nuance in your blood glucose from outside the house. Perhaps I should just . . .â
âOh no, youâre staying outside, youâll be able to smell her fine from there,â Maeve says.
âGross,â I mutter. But Maeveâs right. Weâve decided Fin needs to stay outside the house for the equinox gathering tonight. Theyâre confident no one will be able to see or hear them, but Maeve and I donât want to risk it. Especially now that we know Finâs invisibility to other magical people doesnât hold up if my blood sugar goes wonky.
âIâll have Mars get your attention if you dip below 140,â Fin says.
âDo we know what happens when itâs high?â Maeve asks.
I look at Fin and they shrug.
âI was able to remain invisible to Maeve at the moment of my binding, and you were rather high then, so I do believe my stealth struggles are restricted to low blood glucose.â
âOkay, cool. But donât have Mars bite or scratch me or whatever, okay?â
âI wouldnât dream of it,â Fin says, but the glint in their eye makes me wonder if Iâve handed them that little bit of painful mischief on a silver platter.
Thereâs a knock on my bedroom door.
âGirls, the Haemons will be arriving any minute,â Dad says. âWe need you downstairs, stat. And donât forget your offerings.â
âComing,â we both call, and then exchange a meaningful glance.
âWe can do this,â Maeve whispers.
âNo hijinks,â I mutter to Fin. âThis is our entire coven, not the cafeteria.â
âIâll see myself out,â Fin says, and walks to the window, opens it up, and climbs out.
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