Casino Witch Mysteries Box Set 1 by Nikki Haverstock

Author:Nikki Haverstock [Haverstock, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Ranch Dog Entertainment
Published: 2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

After Isadora died, the spell had broken, and security rushed out through the elevator to drag me from the edge of the balcony. I had been unable to move until they grabbed my arms and hauled me away.

Auntie Ann had checked me over. There was nothing magically or physically wrong with me, and after my begging, they let me drive home in the car I had left there the night before.

I had locked the door of the loft behind me then gone straight to my bed to sob until I fell asleep. Where the remembrance cake the day before had been a wonderful experience, what I had experienced on the balcony had felt like having my father back then losing him all over again. My heart had been torn open, my wounds fresh again.

When I awoke in the evening with Patagonia pressed to my chest, I had washed off the grime of the day. I got out of the shower that night, my hands and feet prune-like. I couldn’t seem to get warm, no matter how long I let the hot water beat against my back as tears ran down my face. I had never seen someone die right in front of me, and after this investigation, I had more than enough images of death burned into my brain.

Slipping into my pajamas and slippers, I checked my phone right as the doorbell rang. On a hunch, I grabbed Vin’s channeling stone off the bed and ambled over to the door. A quick check confirmed my suspicions, and I opened the door to Vin, who was carrying a paper bag.

“This is yours. What’s it made of?”

He slipped the stone into his pocket. “Lapis. I needed to explain some things.”

I opened the door and invited him in. Patagonia rubbed her nose against his knees as he walked, then sat down on the floor next to his feet to thoroughly sniff every inch of his shoes. He leaned down and scratched behind her head before continuing. “How are you feeling?”

I pulled my legs underneath me on the couch and grabbed a blanket to cover my lap. “Exhausted. Drained. Upset. Do you know when you jumped off that balcony, my heart stopped? I couldn’t imagine why you did it.”

“I’m sorry.” He swallowed hard. They were clearly not words he often said. “Beth was seconds from stepping off the ledge, and Vanessa had gone from helping us fight Isadora to falling under her spell. Isadora had a huge advantage, and Natasha and I were losing. Natasha is very talented but not in that way. I knew if we landed in the pool, we would all be safe.”

“How did you know you would make it and not splat on the cement? The water isn’t that deep. You could have all broken your necks.”

“You forget that I had magic to help us. I knew we would be fine.”

“Why weren’t you affected?”

“The cake you had the day before.”

I tipped my head to the side, not expecting that answer.

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