Shadow Witch by Kim Richardson

Author:Kim Richardson [Richardson, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kim Richardson

17

I shoved a fifth piece of Ruth’s famous chocolate brownie in my mouth, my taste buds exploding like fireworks as I did my best not to moan. Funny how chocolate made everything better. And hers did some serious magic to ease the pain in my joints, get rid of my nausea, and boost me with new energy and renewed strength. I wasn’t back to my normal, post-power-word self, but I felt a lot better.

“What’s in these?” I asked Ruth, who was standing across from me from the kitchen table. “They’re super good. My taste buds are having a party in my mouth.”

Ruth beamed. “I can’t give away all my secrets.” She laughed as she went back to a simmering pot on the stove. The smell of rosewater wafted to my nose.

It was eleven at night by the time Ronin and I got back to Davenport House, having left Sadie with a frantic Martha. It took longer to calm the older witch than the little girl, and only when I agreed to have highlights put in my hair did Martha finally stop crying and throwing a fit.

I threw my gaze around the kitchen. My aunts had been quiet after I’d told them about the demon in the library. And when I got to the part with the ward, energy had buzzed in the air, wisps of their hair floating about them like they were in some hair commercial. The three witches looked like they were about to blow.

Something was happening in this town. And I was about to find out what.

“Did you call Marcus?” asked Dolores as she paced around the kitchen. “He should know about the library and what happened there.”

Ronin choked on his beer, leaning back in his chair, and I shot him a hard look.

The thought of speaking to that hateful man made me want to throw my brownie across the kitchen. No way was I going waste a brownie on that guy, though.

I grimaced. “I don’t work for him. I don’t have to tell him anything.”

Dolores spun and faced me. “Maybe not. But as part of this family, you have an obligation to inform the chief of any crimes committed in this town. He has to clean up the mess. Has to alert Mrs. Bright’s family. That’s why the town elected him as chief. You might not get along, but he is very good at his job.”

Ronin wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, his chair balanced on two legs. “Let the Unseen take care of it. It’s what this town’s paying them for, right? You gonna eat that brownie?”

I pushed the plate the brownies over to Ronin. “You’re lucky I like you. I don’t share Ruth’s brownies with just anyone. Vampire.”

Ronin laughed. “Thanks, witch.” He leaned forward, his chair miraculously still balancing on two legs, and snatched up the brownie before I changed my mind.

Dolores’s eyes bore into mine, the corners pinched. “Tessa,” she commanded. “You need to call him. Right now.”

“Fine.” I reached for my phone and texted Marcus.

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