Witch for Hire by Conneely N. E

Author:Conneely, N. E. [Conneely, N. E.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-01-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Michelle

"Michelle, you're about to run into the table."

I stopped dead. I knew that voice. I just hadn't expected to hear it again. My eyes flew open. "Elron?" He smiled. "What are you doing here? I thought you went home."

"I did, but I came back. I'm going to stay a while." His smile was perfectly polite, but somehow I was sure he was smirking at me.

"Oh, well, I hope you get used to smaller trees."

"I'm sure I will. Go on, get some food. We can catch up over dinner." He patted the empty seat next to him.

I nearly bit through my lip to keep from sneering. I was too busy looking at the table to see what I piled on my plate. Elron had clearly saved a seat next to him. Landa and Mander were sitting across from him, with a male selkie and a nixe couple on the other side. Selkies were a type of shape shifter, changing from a human to a seal, with the help of a seal skin. Most selkies lived in the sea, as a seal with their pod. This particular selkie was wearing his seal skin as a cape.

Nixe were strange. They could morph into a variety of creatures if they were in or near a large body of water, but the bottom hem of their clothing was always wet. Before they had joined the civilized races, they had lured people to their death in water. Once they'd joined the civilized, races their elders hunted down any who didn't obey the new laws. Nixe were very well behaved these days.

Not seeing much of a choice, I sat down next to Elron. Sitting somewhere else when he'd essentially announced that the chair next to him was for me would draw unwanted attention.

"Hi, I'm Michelle." I would do a lot to avoid talking to Elron without seeming rude.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady. I am Carr." The selkie was very polite. He was elegantly dressed, with silver hair and a handsome physique. His good looks weren't surprising; the race had a reputation for being easy on the eyes.

"Nice you meet you."

"We are Nell and Neil," the nixe couple said. They were eye-catching, making it difficult to look away. It was more hypnosis than beauty. Their skin has a slight blue tint, with big, almond shaped eyes.

I started eating as everyone else fell into conversation. Elron let this go for a few minutes before he asked, "What have you been up to while I've been away?"

I couldn't dodge this. "I've been working on a few cases with the police. Mostly, I've been trying to track the escaped trolls."

His elegantly arched brows shot up. "Trolls escaped?"

"Yes. There's a preserve in Forsyth County. Someone blew a big hole in the fence and eight trolls escaped. I'm surprised you didn't hear about it."

"I've been busy and away from modern sources of information. What have you done to help track the escapees?" He looked genuinely interested.

"I devised a spell to

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