From Rags to Witches by Michelle Rowen

Author:Michelle Rowen [Rowen, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michelle Rowen

5

The ghost led me to a wooden door in the handbag section.

“Listen, I—” I began.

He pressed his finger to his lips. “Follow me.”

And then he walked straight through the door.

I stared at it for a moment, blinking a few times as I came to terms with this latest curveball. And then sighed. “Oh, why the hell not?”

I tried the door to find that it was unlocked. The ghost waited for me on the other side, and I gave him a guarded look. “Who are you?” I asked tensely.

“My name is Grimm.” He spread his hands. “Do you know how long it’s been since someone has been able to see me?”

“No idea,” I replied tightly.

“A damn long time!” he exclaimed, then cleared his throat. “Such a pleasure, young vampire.”

“Uh, sure,” I said. “Great to meet you. Please call me Sarah.”

Grimm nodded. “I knew the moment you entered the store that you had the sight, Sarah. There are so few who can see the spirit world.”

“Lucky me.” I crossed my arms. “So, what do you want?”

“The validation that I still exist on some level, for starters. So thank you for that.”

“You’re welcome. What else?”

“Your help in vanquishing the evil that destroyed my life,” he said fiercely, his fists clenched at his sides. “The evil that still walks today and is currently having sex with his vampire lover only thirty feet from where we stand.”

I grimaced at the mental image. “Wild guess, but you’re talking about Damon?”

“Yes,” he said darkly. “I was his partner, and he used me for my gift of shoemaking to become renowned throughout Europe. When he’d gathered enough of my patterns that he could repeat indefinitely and stole my ability to infuse leather with magic to create the most comfortable and fashionable shoes in the entire world, he murdered me, leaving me to haunt the halls of this cursed building.”

Oh, God. Not the C-word.

“That sounds horrible.” I regarded him with shock. “You say you were his partner…are you a warlock too?”

“No, I’m an elf,” Grimm said, raising his chin. “A proud cobbler elf, the last in my family line.”

I blinked. To my knowledge, I’d never met an elf before. I seriously needed a paranormal checklist to keep track of these things.

“What is Damon’s master plan?” I asked. “I promise I can help stop him if I know what we’re dealing with here.”

“He’s dangerous,” Grimm told me…well, grimly. “And he’s desperate. He tried a spell a year ago to increase his power, but the spell went far beyond his magical limitations. It backfired and has caused him to be imprisoned in this very shop, unable to ever leave. Should he walk out the door, he would perish.”

“Yikes.” I cringed. “That sounds like a hell of a spell.”

“My spirit is tied to his continuing existence. As long as he lives, I will not be able to find peace.” Grimm nodded gravely, his face set with lines of determination. “You must murder him while he’s distracted by that vampire woman.”

My eyes went wide.

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