Mine to Spell (Mine #2) by Janeal Falor

Author:Janeal Falor
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Chardonian Press
Published: 2014-05-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Waverly left this morning saying she was bringing back a surprise. I’m not sure what it is, but it had her awake early. When I finally hear the front door open, I don’t wait for her, but rush to greet her. When I get to the hall and see who’s standing in the entry behind her, I run faster.

“Katherine!” We hug, and I laugh. “I didn’t think the surprise was going to be a person.”

“I figured it was about time I visited this part of Chardonia. Make sure there are no new fashions for the tournament I’m missing out on.”

I can’t stop smiling as I look at her, even though it’s still difficult to get used to her altered appearance. Her tattoos glow fuchsia today, portraying the color the warlock is in charge of the tarnished has decided it needs to be, I suppose. But her eyes are bright with something that she always seems to carry with her.

“You’ll be staying through the tournament then?”

“Just staying for the night. Business calls me away, but I will return for the tournament.”

“I’ll set up a room for you, Katherine,” Waverly says. “You two chat. Come find me when you’re finished.”

“I can help,” Katherine says.

Waverly waves her away. “I want to do it. You two catch up.”

She hurries from the room. I ask, “What are you doing here? I can't believe it's just fashion. You seem to keep up with it well enough without traveling.”

“I’ve come to help.”

“Ummm…” The fact that she wants to help is fantastic, except she’s a seamstress. What could she know about magic? “Do you know what I’m doing?”

“Entering the tournament. I assume you can cast spells somehow?”

“It’s supposed to be kept a secret how much I actually can do, but yes, I can cast spells. And not just me, but any woman with magic can.”

“I didn’t think it possible.”

“Apparently, the council has been working to keep it a secret, but I’m attempting to change that. Waverly and Lukas have been helping me hone my abilities. Did you know Waverly cast most of the spells for Serena’s ball?”

“Lukas, huh?” She wiggles her eyebrows at me. “Not 'Lukas of Chryos', or 'Lukas, the most handsome warlock I’ve ever met in my life, who saved me from living on the streets'?”

I swat her shoulder.

“Fine. Don’t give me details,” she says.

“It sounds like you already have them.”

“You’re the one that wrote them to me.”

The urge to stick my tongue at her is strong, but since I learned that from Lukas, it feels too much like proving her point. “Fair enough. Though I might not have been as liberal with the descriptions if I knew it would turn to teasing.”

She laughs. “I don’t think you would have been able to help yourself. I’m looking forward to seeing these… how did you put it? ‘Charming good looks’ for myself.”

I turn away from her as I feel the blush coming on. “You didn’t answer my question.”

“You didn’t answer mine.”

I sigh, a big, dramatic one.

“If

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