If the Curse Fits by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, Fiction, paranormal, Cozy
ISBN: 9781943420759
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2019-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The address Piper had given me for Jack and Marna was in one of the quaint neighborhoods on the edge of town, completely opposite of what I would have expected. Typically, druids remained within their own groups spread across the world. They weren’t much for neighborhood associations. For those who decided to break from their own kind, they usually preferred to be off the grid at the end of some far-off trailhead.

I’d parked in front of a typical two-story brick home that was very much like the others on the street. The front yard was immaculate, complete with a perfect pile of leaves that looked as if they’d just been raked. There was barely a leaf left on the large oak tree, and some of the bushes had already been covered against the bite of the coming frost with the upcoming winter.

The reason I hadn’t gotten out of the Jeep was due to the fact that Jack was coming out of the house, closing the screened door behind him as he called out goodbye to his wife. I had to wonder if he hadn’t received a call from Detective Jones, but I quickly dismissed that idea. Marna would have no doubt accompanied her husband to the police station had they received such a request.

Jack even waved to the neighbor who’d walked outside in his robe to retrieve the morning’s paper. The older gentleman signaled with his hand in recognition, but he didn’t bother to look up from reading the latest headline—which no doubt covered the story of Cassie Grier’s murder.

The next-door neighbor clearly wasn’t a morning person like Jack, who was currently getting into his car. He’d been wearing one of those newsboy hats, but he’d taken it off before buckling up like a good upstanding citizen. It was clear that he was trying to fit in with the non-magical mundane neighbors.

They seem like genuinely nice people, do they not?

After everything I’d been through these last three months, I wasn’t the type of woman to scream at a spider or squeal at the sight of blood. Dealing with vampires, werewolves, and such had me pretty used to the unexpected.

With that said, I’d never imagined having a familiar suddenly appear in the passenger seat of my vehicle without any prior notice. It was a wonder the top of my head hadn’t hit the soft top of my Jeep when I literally startled enough to come out of my seat.

“Pearl!” I yelled, gripping the steering wheel as a means to calm my racing heart. Trust me, it didn’t help in the least. “You can’t do that kind of stuff! What were you thinking? You’re lucky I didn’t fling you through the side window.”

That begs to question, my dear hexed one.

I leaned my head back on the headrest and closed my eyes, willing the adrenaline to leave my body before causing my twenty-eight-year-old self to have a heart attack. Evening out my breathing didn’t seem to be helping, because my next inhalation caught in my throat when I realized the implications of her unexpected visit.

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