Wicked Wedding by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2020-11-02T23:00:00+00:00

THEY TUMBLED INTO SLEEP WRAPPED IN each other’s arms. They’d made no plans to meet in their dreams, so Ivy wasn’t surprised when she woke in her fairy ring. It was one of her favorite places to visit, whether awake or asleep, and she immediately went to the circle of mushrooms and planted herself there so she could study the wizened face in the tree. When she was little, she treated the man she saw there as a friend and confidant. Now she was simply used to thinking of him as an entity that understood her wishes and dreams.

“Good evening,” Ivy greeted the face with a pleasant smile. “It’s a nice night, isn’t it?”

The tree didn’t answer, not that she was expecting it to.

“Are you up on any new gossip?” she asked as she got comfortable, laughing at her own joke.

“Who are you talking to?” a female voice asked from somewhere behind her.

Ivy jerked her head so she could look over her shoulder, her eyes going wide when she recognized Susan Bishop, a local witch who died decades before but still haunted the area. “You should learn to make a noise so you don’t frighten me when you do that,” Ivy admonished, forcing herself to calm. “You’re going to give me a heart attack if you’re not careful.”

“I’ll keep that in mind,” Susan said dryly as she circled the fairy ring. “Seriously, though, who were you talking to?”

Ivy felt put on the spot. Still, lying was a waste of time. Susan wasn’t an idiot. She would figure it out eventually. “Him.” She inclined her head toward the tree with the face. “We’ve spent a lot of time throughout the years talking to one another. And, yes, I know he can’t really talk. Sometimes he does in my head, though.”

“I didn’t say he couldn’t talk,” Susan countered. “I simply wondered who you were talking to. I forgot he was here. He’s a perfectly good conversationalist.”

“Oh, yeah?” Ivy couldn’t tamp down her natural suspicion. “How do you know?”

“I’ve been alone in the woods a very long time. I felt the need for conversation a time or two myself over the years.”

“I didn’t think about that.” Ivy made a face. “I was a lonely kid and I came out here to get away from it all. You kind of did the same because you were a lonely ghost. It makes sense.”

“I was definitely lonely,” Susan agreed, dragging her eyes from the tree and focusing on Ivy. “You’ve been busy of late.”

“I haven’t been out to see you enough,” Ivy acknowledged. “I’m sorry. Between work ... and community service ... and the wedding ... it’s just been a lot to deal with.”

“It wasn’t accusing you of anything. I was simply making a statement.”

“I want to spend time with you,” Ivy reassured her. “I want to learn from you. I just ... am dealing with a lot. Things will calm down once I’m back from my honeymoon.”

Susan’s chuckle was rich and warm. “Yes, because being a newlywed won’t keep you busy.

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