Southern Conjuring by Amy Boyles

Author:Amy Boyles [Boyles, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LADYBUGBOOKS LLC
Published: 2019-08-04T05:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

I was about to tell Cordelia that her idea of being charged with a crime and taking on all the guilt of what had happened was a horrible one when Axel called us back over.

“I can get them out,” he explained by the window so none of them could hear. “It’s a simple reversal spell. It won’t take much time or effort, but…”

I rubbed my lips together as his unsaid idea planted a seed of interest in my brain. “But you’re wondering if it’s better to leave them inside.”

“At least for tonight,” he said. Axel folded his arms and ran a hand down the stubble sprouting from his cheeks. “Erebus won’t be able to get at them. It would be impossible. But he might be drawn here.”

My eyelids flared in excitement. “And that would give us a chance to catch him.”

“Exactly.” Axel grinned. “Great minds do think alike.”

“Great minds that are meant to be together,” I said.

His smile deepened before fading. “But that means we have to come up with a plan.”

I jerked my thumb toward the pin. “Will they be okay in there? Amelia said it was hot. Do they have enough oxygen? What about food and water?”

“I’ll take them food,” Cordelia offered. “I can go in. I’ll take personal fans, too. The kind with misters if they need them.”

Axel nodded. “They should have plenty of air. They’re not that big.”

“What are y’all talking about?” Betty’s tinny-sounding voice demanded. “We want out.”

I shot Axel an encouraging look. “Are you going to break the news to them?”

He set his chin in a determined line. “I’ll do it. Betty will understand.”

I patted his back. “I hope she doesn’t hate you for the rest of your life.”

He shot me a surprised look, and then after seeing the mischievous grin on my face, Axel relaxed. “Here goes nothing.”

I patted his shoulder. “We’ll do it together.”

Needless to say our offer to allow Betty and the gang to remain in the pin for one night was met with serious protests. We did our best to explain the situation to my family and friends that this would be the best thing to do—at least for one night.

After about ten minutes of arguing, they finally relented.

“We’re sending Cordelia in with supplies,” I explained.

“What about a john?” Betty said. “We’re going to need one of those, too.”

Axel swooped in to the rescue. “I’ll send one there. How’s that?”

Betty worked her bottom lip. She was ticked, I could tell. But my grandmother also knew this was the best thing to do under the circumstances.

“I guess it’ll do,” she finally snarled.

Axel nodded to Cordelia, who wore a backpack full of supplies. “Let’s do this.”

Once Cordelia was all settled into the pin, Axel and I set about coming up with a plan.

We hashed it out over the dining room table while we each drank a glass of sweet tea. After we’d gone over it several times, I finally glanced up from the piece of paper filled with pencil marks.

I smiled. “I think it’s brilliant.

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