Broomsticks and Burials by Lily Webb

Author:Lily Webb [Webb, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: amazon, cThriller
ISBN: 9781790548637
Amazon: B07LBKSRDJ
Published: 2019-01-13T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The sun that beamed into my eyes the next morning — er, afternoon — was like a hammer to my skull.

I stumbled into the living room, and Flora giggled at me. She held a steaming mug of coffee in both hands and Luna was still curled up in her lap. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear neither of them had moved from the last time I saw them.

“Good afternoon, sleepy head,” Flora said. “I take it last night was tough?”

“You could say that,” I said.

“Raina does have a reputation for high expectations. How about some coffee?” Flora asked as she stood up from the couch, careful to avoid disturbing Luna, and fluttered into the kitchen.

“I’d love some. And it looks like her expectations of direct descendants of Lilith are even higher,” I said.

“Say what?” Luna asked, her head popping up from the tangle of Flora’s blanket, wincing at me against the sun.

“That’s exactly what I said,” I said.

“Wait, are you serious?” Flora asked from the kitchen. “Zoe, that’s amazing.”

“Is it? I wouldn’t know,” I said.

Flora returned with another mug and handed it to me. I took a deep swig, ignoring how hot it was, and sighed.

“That’s exactly what I needed.”

It wasn’t that last night’s session with Raina was all that taxing, it was more what she’d told me after that kept me awake all night.

“It definitely is,” Flora said. “That explains why Raina took such an interest in you right away.”

“Yeah, I guess,” I said and sat down on the couch. “I’m not sure I believe it, though.”

“Why not? Raina wouldn’t have any reason to lie about something like that,” Flora said, sitting down beside me, Luna between us.

“Wait, back up. You’re telling me you’re willing to accept that all the magic, talking cats, and paranormal beings in Moon Grove are real, but you have a hard time believing you might’ve descended from the Prime?” Luna asked.

“Good point,” I laughed.

“Dang. I mean, I knew you were special when I met you, but I had no idea,” Luna said.

“Well, to be fair, I had no idea you could talk when Elle brought you home either,” I said. “But how do you know about the Prime anyway?”

“We cats talk to each other too, you know,” Luna said.

“Am I ever going to get the story behind your curse?” I asked.

“I think you’ve got more than enough on your mind right now, you don’t need to worry about that too,” Luna said. I glared at her, and she turned her back on me to snuggle up next to Flora again.

“I’ll get it out of you eventually, even if it means petting it out,” I said.

“You say that like I’d object,” Luna said, her voice muffled against Flora’s leg. Flora smirked at me.

“What’s on the agenda today?” she asked.

“A date,” I mumbled, and Flora’s eyes widened.

“Oh? With whom?”

“Beau Duncan,” I said. Flora rested a hand on my arm, her mouth hanging open.

“From Moon Grove Tonight? No way!” she said.

“Yeah, that’s the one.”

“How did that come about? I didn’t know you two knew each other,” Flora said.

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