Sorcery & Stories (A Library Witch Mystery Book 3) by Elle Adams
Author:Elle Adams [Adams, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-13T16:00:00+00:00
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âSo it is her?â Estelle read the signature over my shoulder. âIs this definitely the book that kicked it off?â
âItâs the only copy of The Adventures of Werewolves in Cyberland I can find in here.â And Aunt Candace had personally gifted it to Ursula, according to the signature.
âThen Aunt Candace must have seen it,â said Estelle. âMaybe thatâs where she isâconfronting Ursula.â
âMaybe, but why leave the book behind?â Something didnât add up. âUnless she forgot. Or couldnât be bothered to look through all these floating titles.â That wasnât out of character for Aunt Candace. For someone who was a meticulous plotter, she wasnât known for thinking her actions through in the real world.
Estelle made a sceptical noise. âUnless she wanted to frame her, but that sounds a bit much even for Aunt Candace. Weâll talk to her before we go to the police. Iâd rather she didnât get arrested again, and I think Edwin would, too.â
âEdwin doesnât seem to be paying close attention to anything other than that runaway thief,â I said. âI doubt Aunt Candace is framing her ex-schoolmate, anyway. Sheâd have been a lot more blatant if she was.â
âStill.â Estelle hovered on the spot. âWeâll talk to Ursula, but if itâs not herâ¦â
âWhat are you two talking about?â asked Aunt Adelaide.
âThis.â I held up the book. âItâs signed to Ursula Hancock. Does the Manifestation Curse have to be cast directly onto its target to work, or can it work by proxy?â
Her gaze fixed on the book. âNo. If thatâs the book the curse was initially used on, then the caster must be the one to remove it. That does not, however, mean the curse was cast in the library.â
âSo it may have been planted in here for us to find?â I guessed. âThe only way to know for sure is to ask Aunt Candace. And Ursula, come to that.â
âDo that,â said Aunt Adelaide, with none of her usual warmth. âIâm intending to research the subject in more depth, assuming the books are still in the right sections.â
She strode away, her coat swirling in the gravity-free air.
I stared after her for a moment. âSheâs not taking what happened yesterday well, is she?â
Estelle shook her head. âI think we should leave her alone for a while.â
Once weâd floated through the libraryâs oak doors, gravity came back, depositing both of us on the doorstep.
âOw.â Estelleâs knees buckled, same as mine. âAt least itâs just the library this time around.â
âDonât speak too soon,â I said. âFor all we know, Ursula has been replaced by a space alien. Or Aunt Candace.â
She groaned. âIt was bad enough how my mum was acting yesterday. If it was Ursula who did this, I hope Aunt Candace curses her in return.â
Estelle strode in the lead, absent of her usual cheer. I didnât blame her. Itâd be a fine Christmas if everyone was at odds thanks to this curse.
âHave you seen Xavier?â she asked. âAfter last night, I mean? I canât believe the Reaper showed up at our doors.
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