No More Black Magic by A. L. Kessler

Author:A. L. Kessler [Kessler, A. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, Dark Fantasy, paranormal fantasy, witches, Vampires, shifters, Magic, Mystery
Goodreads: 25115888
Publisher: A.L. Kessler
Published: 2015-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

I’d set my alarm the night before and the blaring tone now filled the room. I groaned, got up, and fished it out of the pocket of my discarded pants. I hit the dismiss button and sighed. I had work to do today. I needed to call Clarissa and speak to her about arranging a meeting with Michele, assuming the woman would meet with me. More often than not, the leaders tended to ignore me. My hope was now that one of the coven was dead they would listen.

I dialed Clarissa’s number and waited.

She answered on the third ring and I could immediately tell she already knew about Jade.

“Hey you...” Her voice was tired and a little rough, making it obvious that shed been crying for some time. “I’m not really in the mood to talk.” She sighed. “I lost a good friend. I just learned that her body had been found.”

It broke my heart to hear the tears in her voice. I wondered for a moment why I hadn’t been informed. “I know, that’s actually why I was calling. I was hoping we could meet up. I have some questions, I’m the one on the case.”

Silence on the other end. I wish I knew what she was thinking because I hated just waiting with nothing to say.

“This is related to your case then? They never give you two cases.” She sniffled.

She was wrong. If they were small cases, I often got two, but a serial case like this meant that it was supposed to have my undivided attention. “Yeah, it’s related to my case. I’m hoping that I can get some clues as to what is going on here.”

“The Cult is behind this.” She snapped. “That’s the only answer you need.”

I needed to remind myself that I was dealing with a grieving person and assumptions and cold -heartedness wasn’t going to get me far. “I don’t think it’s the Cult, which is why I’m digging further into this. I want to make sure we’re able to get whoever is doing this. She deserves that much.”

I heard another sniffle. “Do you want to come to the shop for tea then?”

“Sure, I’m at Levi’s so it’ll be a couple hours.” I needed to shower and eat something, too, just in case someone else decided to kidnap me.

“Okay, love. I’ll see you then.”

The line went dead and I sighed. I hated seeing Clarissa like this. Grief was not a pretty thing, but no one should go through it alone. I’m sure the coven had her back, but I wanted, no, I needed to be there for my good friend.

I stripped my bra and panties off and headed to the attached bathroom. A shower would do me good. I could wash the grime of the last couple days away... meditate, and get my head back on straight. I turned the water on and waited for it to warm up. There were too many thoughts in my head right now. I wanted to know exactly why my parents had given me to Levi instead of Oliver.

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