Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards
Author:Hailey Edwards [Edwards, Hailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Dog Books, LLC.
Published: 2021-08-31T22:00:00+00:00
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Back at the cabin, Clay put Asa to bed. In his room. Clay had played nurse for me often enough I trusted him to take care of his partner without me hovering. Asa and I might be swapping spit muffins, but there were rules and traditions and protocols when it came to every aspect of his life and person, it seemed, and I didnât want to misstep.
And no, I wasnât tossing out excuses as fast as they came to mind.
Or hiding out in my room because for one heart-stopping moment, I had thought I lost him.
I didnât even have him. Not really. A hair bracelet and a few dozen cupcakes did not a boyfriend make.
âRue.â
I jumped a foot in the air when Clay found me. Pacing. Asaâs dried blood still under my nails.
âHey, now.â He hauled me in for a hug. âHeâs sleeping off the healing, thatâs all.â
âI donât like this.â I mashed my face into his chest. âI donât like feelings.â
âYeah, you do.â He chuckled and swayed a little with me in his arms. âYouâre worried about Ace. Thatâs a totally normal reaction.â
âNot for me,â I grumbled. âI thought he wasâ¦â
âMe too.â He kissed my temple. âShorty told me about the voice.â
âWhat do you think it means?â I tipped back my head. âUsually, hearing voices is not a good sign.â
âHearing voices is never a good sign.â He spun me out in a practiced move and let go of my hand so that I fell onto the mattress. âDo you think she means it literally?â He stretched out on the bed beside me. âCould it be her instincts waking up now that sheâs getting regular practice with her magic?â
âLiteral, as far as I know.â I curled on my side against him. âGoddess bless, what a mess.â
âWeâll figure it out.â His wide hand stroked up and down my back. âDonât worry.â
âOh crap.â I jerked away from him. âI almost forgot.â I thumped my head on the pillow. âThe book.â
Braced on one arm, he stared down at me. âWhat about it?â
âThe grimoire.â I spelled it out for him. âDavid Taylorâs grimoire.â
âThat has to be what the witch was after.â I rubbed my temples. âWhat else could she have meant?â
The name on the inside cover was Proctor, but there was no record of a Proctor working for Black Hat.
Then again, the copycat had admitted David Taylor was a masque. We had no idea of his true identity.
âI forgot you had that.â His lips twisted at one corner. âHow much have you read?â
Asa had read it from cover to cover, but Clay wouldnât have forgotten it if he had put his hands on it. The thing pulsed with black magic even I could sense. That was why I put it in the safe. To dampen its pull. At least that was what I told myself to avoid remembering how the thing liked to move around on its own.
âEnough to know I ought to destroy it after Iâve memorized the parts relevant to Colby.â
Most witches
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