Forever Valentine by Rose Pressey

Author:Rose Pressey [Pressey, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

We made it out of the kitchen and back to the parlor where the party was supposed to be in full swing. This was anything but a party. If I put an octagon ring in the middle of the room it would be like one of those MMA fights. Okay, they weren’t actually wrestling each other into head locks, but the tension was thick. I guess some people hadn’t eaten the cookies because they were looking around in shock. Some of the couples were headed for the door. I’d prefer to keep everyone here until I found the antidote. There was nothing I could do to stop them. Or was there?

What if I cast a quick spell to make everyone stay here? Just to give me enough time to figure this other spell out. It was the only way, right? I raised my arms and recited the words, concentrating on what I wanted to accomplish. “Element of Earth, I call to you. Place the action on hold.” I turned to face the other section of the room. “Element of Air, ease everyone’s tension until I return.” Looking at the other side of the room, I said, “Element of Fire, I call to you to protect this group from any more harm.” Now that I thought I’d covered everyone in the room, I finished, “Element of Water, I call to you for patience and time for me to figure out how to reverse the negative.”

Within a few seconds, everyone had stopped. They weren’t exactly frozen in one spot, but they couldn’t really move far and they’d quit bickering for the moment.

“There, that should do the trick for now,” I said.

Liam and Lucy were waiting for me by the massive mahogany front door.

“Hey, we could just leave them like this,” Liam said.

I shook my head. “Don’t tempt me.”

“I just feel so bad about this.” Lucy followed me out the door.

“It’s not your fault. Somebody did something to the cookies and I intend to find out who and why.”

“Still it’s my fault.” Lucy trailed behind me as I hurried around the side of the house.

LaVeau Manor was three stories of brick and stone. It had a huge veranda on the front. Peaks and spikes embellished the roofline. A stone fence separated the property from the main road and surrounding properties. The manor stood near the river with a creepy old family cemetery nearby. Trees surrounded the place and added that creepy feeling.

The smell of damp earth drifted in from the nearby water. The moon peeked out from the edge of the cloud, giving us just a hint of a silvery glow. I stopped when we reached the spot in the backyard. Clovers were all around, but I had no clue how we were going to actually find a four-leaf clover. Maybe this was impossible just like Liam had said. It wasn’t like me to give up so I got down on the ground.

I motioned for them to follow me. “I can’t do this alone.

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