Magic Misled by Keri Arthur

Author:Keri Arthur
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Did you manage to talk to the witch who’d created the spell breaker yesterday?” I asked as Belle propped her hip on the counter and took a sip of her coffee.

She nodded. “Lovely old lady she was, too. Absolutely horrified to discover her spell was used in a break-and-enter attempt.”

“And the horror was genuine?”

“Utterly. She was told it was needed to unlock an old, spell-protected safe because a missing will was believed to have been stored inside.”

“And she believed that?”

“She said they looked genuinely upset. It was the woman’s grandmother, apparently.”

“So it was a couple?”

Belle nodded. “I got their description—”

“She didn’t have security cameras installed?”

“No, unfortunately. Neither description sounded familiar.”

“So it definitely wasn’t Kash?”

“No.” She frowned. “Why would you ask that?”

I quickly updated her on what we’d found at the motel and then added, “He was the only outside person who knew about the books.”

“He didn’t know about the storage unit, though.”

“He could have followed you there easily enough. It wasn’t as if you would have been watching out for that sort of thing.”

“True.” She hesitated. “If it was him, how did he get around the restrictions I placed on him? He shouldn’t have been able to talk to anyone else about them.”

“Maybe it was already too late by the time you did that,” I said.

“Maybe.” She grimaced and took another drink. “We need to go see him.”

“I’m thinking right after we close. Penny and Celia can handle the cleanup and till.” And certainly neither were averse to a bit of overtime.

She frowned. “That probably won’t leave you much time to get back home and gussied up for the party.”

“I’m changing here and meeting Aiden there.”

“And he didn’t object? Color me surprised.”

My eyebrows shot up. “Why?”

“Because I got the impression he wanted you there for the meet and greets.”

A smile touched my lips. “He did, but in all honesty, it’s far better if I keep a slightly lower profile.”

“Liz, the man is besotted with you.”

“Yes, but his mother and at least some of his pack aren’t. I don’t want to cause any more problems than I already have.”

“They’re problems that will have to be confronted if you two ever do become a permanent item, you know.”

“Yes, but let’s not put the cart before the horse in the meantime.”

She snorted softly. “Kash is usually at the gym between four and five on a Saturday. It’s certainly the one place he won’t be expecting a confrontation.”

“Sounds perfect.” I plated up a cake order, wincing a little as my palm protested the movement. Both it and the cut across my back had all but healed overnight, but the pale scars remained tight. They were also rather inconvenient—or, at least, the one on my spine was, as the low scoop of my dress’s back meant it would be on full show. Then again, maybe it would remind certain members of his pack exactly what I went through to protect this place. “What’s your mom doing tonight?”

“I suspect she’ll be Skyping Dad. She’s missing him something chronic.

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