Old-School Witch by A. A. Albright

Author:A. A. Albright [Albright, A. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-04T05:00:00+00:00

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Greg and I sat in his apartment while he ran the photos from the scene through his aura-matching software. We could have done it back at the office, but that would have meant constant interruption, as we’d be fielding calls from Roarke’s rabid fans while we worked.

Also, there were a lot of snacks at Greg’s place, and he ate even more than usual when he was nervous. While he ran the photo of Norma’s body he ate two packets of peanuts, three energy bars, and an orange.

He was just reaching for another orange when the results came up on the screen: One Hundred Percent Witch.

Greg began to peel his second orange, looking flummoxed. ‘I guess it’s true, then. Somehow, Norma managed to hide her power from us all this time. I can run her magical signature against the Wayfarer records, I guess. See if Norma was registered as a witch without us knowing about it.’

I slumped further down into my chair, staring at her photo. ‘We know one thing, though. She didn’t use much magic in the church hall. She had the power to protect herself, and yet she didn’t. Maybe she really did kill herself.’

Greg shook his head. ‘I just don’t see it. Could she maybe not have known she was a witch all this time? Maybe … maybe her power was supressed, like yours was for years. That would have explained why you didn’t see it until today.’

I took a segment of orange from Greg, chewing slowly while I turned the details of the case over in my mind. It was possible that Norma had been suppressed all these years, I supposed. Possible, but I wasn’t sure if it was likely. I was staring at the computer, hoping it might give us some more answers, when my phone rang. Dylan’s number was flashing on the screen.

‘We were right,’ I told him as I answered. ‘Norma was a witch.’

‘Well … maybe not,’ Dylan replied.

‘Whoa. This isn’t the time to be cryptic, Detective Quinn,’ I said. ‘What do you mean by that?’

There was a beat of silence before he spoke again. ‘You em … you might want to take a stroll over to the shop. Something very interesting has just occurred.’

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