Spellbooks and Stakings by Lily Webb

Author:Lily Webb [Webb, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Webb

Chapter Twelve

When I walked into Flora’s house later that evening, she sat on the couch with Luna in her lap in total darkness save for the glow of the Paravision set.

“Watching more soap operas?” I asked.

“Shh, not now, we’re just about to find out who the baby daddy is,” Luna said, holding a paw up to her mouth.

Yup, definitely a soap opera. I sat on the couch trying to make sense of what they were watching until it was over — a witch had evidently been with two warlocks at the same time — and both Luna and Flora were speechless as the credits rolled.

“I hate cliffhangers!” Luna said.

“Don’t we all?” Flora asked, and I laughed at them. It was amazing to me how much they’d bonded in the short amount of time we’d all been living together.

“How was your day, Zoe?” Flora asked as she waved her hand to turn all the lights on.

“Crazy, as usual,” I laughed.

“How so?”

“Well, I found out about a secret society of warlocks at Veilside and that at least one warlock has lied to me for starters,” I said.

“Sounds about right,” Luna said, and Flora chuckled.

“So, no real leads then?” Flora asked.

“Yes and no. I need to get to the bottom of all this, and I’m pretty sure this warlocks’ group has something to do with it, but I’m sort of at a dead end,” I said.

“Maybe you need a break from it all,” Flora suggested. “You don’t want to burn yourself out. I mean, you have already solved two murders since you got here.”

“Fair enough, but I can’t stop thinking about it. I didn’t really even know Delia, but I feel responsible,” I said.

“Why?”

“If things hadn’t gone the way they had with Valentine, if I hadn’t helped stir up all this animosity between witches and vampires, I don’t think Delia would be dead right now,” I said.

“You can’t know that, Zoe. Tensions between the witches and vampires have always been a fact of life in Moon Grove, and while they might be a little worse than normal right now, you can’t blame yourself for that,” Flora said.

“I guess you’re right, but even knowing that doesn’t make me feel much better,” I said.

“I understand, but don’t worry, the police are working on the case too. We’ll get to the truth eventually,” Flora said. “I think you really could use a break.”

“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you had something in mind,” I said, and Flora blushed.

“Well, maybe,” she said, shrugging.

“What are you up to now?”

“Well, since Delia’s murder, I’ve been in pretty much constant contact with the police department, so Ewan and I have been talking a lot more, and things are moving in the right direction,” Flora said, unable to look me in the eyes.

“What? Really? That’s great!” I said. Deputy Ewan Barrett and Flora used to date before I moved to Moon Grove and I’d inadvertently brought them back together — maybe things weren’t so bad after all.

“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me this sooner.

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