The Witch On Twisted Oak by Muller Susan C

Author:Muller, Susan C. [Muller, Susan C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Paranormal Romantic Suspense, Paranormal Suspense, Psychic, Murder Investigation, Detective, USA, Witches
ISBN: 9781619352674
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Published: 2013-11-23T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Ruben studied the moon, as he had every night since Mamacita’s pronouncement of impending death. Despite all his efforts of will, it continued to shrink.

He stood at the window, hands in the pockets of his jeans, and toyed with the loose coins and keys. Emotions in the room were too high. Everyone needed a few minutes to calm down.

The expression on Tessa’s face when she grasped Mamacita’s hand had shaken him. It was like she saw deep into her soul.

Remembering the feeling of electricity when her hand brushed his on their walk shook him even more.

Tessa’s head hung down and her voice hovered above a whisper. “My mother never denied what she was or what she believed in and that cost her dearly. People ridiculed and harassed her. The pressure, along with the knowledge of what awaited her, drove her to drink.” She shot a glance at Mamacita. “And that did ruin her life.”

Ruben’s cheeks burned as, little-by-little, memories of that night crept back into his consciousness.

The story of the naked woman in the woods had swept over the school like a tsunami. Boys and girls had giggled and whispered, but it was the boys who made secret plans to visit her. Most of the boys were older than him, but by age eleven, he had already reached the size of a grown man so they allowed him to tag along.

The rest of the events remained fuzzy, but Yolanda Garza appeared as clear as when she stood in front of him twenty-three years earlier. A mass of black hair tumbled wildly around her face and down her back. Her lips were as red as her fingertips. Her laugh hung in the air, rich and throaty. She was the most enticing woman he had ever seen and he lost his heart for the first time. Or at least experienced his first erection, which amounted to the same thing at that age.

His jaw clenched. Something dramatic had happened that day, but it remained out of reach. Had he inadvertently contributed to the cycle of events that had led to her death?

No wonder Tessa resented him.

“Just because witches don’t worship God doesn’t mean they worship the devil.” He heard the catch in Tessa’s voice and realized how hard this was for her.

Standing with his face toward the window couldn’t help, so he moved back to his recliner. “No one ever said they did.”

“Plenty of people believe that. It’s what my father and step-mother taught me.”

Mamacita reached over and patted her arm. “Why don’t you tell us about it, so we can understand? I’ve heard about witches all my life, but never really understood them.”

“Wicca is a religion. Not all witches follow Wicca, but all Wiccans are witches and my mother was a passionate Wiccan. The way I understand Wicca, and I may be all wet, is, it’s a cross between the Golden Rule and karma is a bitch.” Tessa shot a quick glance at Mamacita as if worried about her language, but then shrugged and kept going.

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