Nice Day for a Mage Wedding by Nikki Haverstock

Author:Nikki Haverstock [Haverstock, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Ranch Dog Entertainment, LLC
Published: 2018-11-22T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Wednesday morning I padded quietly to the coffee maker, careful not to wake up Vanessa, who was snoring on my couch. We hadn’t returned from the bachelorette party until three a.m. I had been stone cold sober. After my dinner with Thomas, I had too much to think about to do any drinking, but Vanessa, as always, figured if one drink was good then half a dozen would be a better way to start the evening. If it wasn’t for her mage metabolism, she would definitely have ended up with alcohol poisoning. If nothing else, she had snored like a train all night and was going to have a rough morning.

I played with my charm bracelet while thick black coffee poured into the carafe. Maybe it was psychosomatic, but I felt more awake just smelling the rich dark brew. I poured myself a cup and poured quite a bit of sugar and cream into it. I wanted as decadent a drink as I could. I took a quick sip and shivered as the fat, sugar, and caffeine hit me.

Patagonia jumped onto the counter and meowed loudly for her share. I held out the mug to her, and she delicately lapped up some. I had no idea why she decided she needed some of my coffee, but who was I to argue with a cat? Once she was satisfied, she sauntered off, leaving me with my thoughts as I pulled food out of the refrigerator.

Bear and Colleen were coming over. I would give them an update on the investigation at the strip mall, and I could tell Bear all about the progress Dr. Trout was making with Legacy. While I had no hard answers, we had discovered a lot in twenty-four hours. Surely that would impress Colleen enough for her to shake her chilly persona and embrace me as the protégé of her dreams?

I chuckled to myself at the image and grabbed a doughnut from the top of the stack and microwaved it for just a few seconds. The glaze was slick from the heat as I bit into it, moaning loud enough to disturb Vanessa on the couch.

She grunted and thrashed but didn’t seem to wake up, so I returned to my doughnut. Mages were suckers for sugar, and Rambler seemed to have almost as many bakeries as bars, which was impressive. I had never had so many tasty confections in my life as I did in an average week since I started working magic. The recovery from the paranormal burden of spell casting required sleep, protein, but more than anything, a mage needed sugar.

Despite all the confections I had eaten, sometimes I wanted a plain glazed doughnut. It was as soft and light as a cloud, and I licked my lips to get every last bit of glaze. The bracelet at my wrist jingled like little bells, and overall, I felt at peace for the moment. I didn’t want to think about my situation with Thomas too much. We had a truce, and I didn’t need to think about it more than that.

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