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  “I don’t know if I want you out there,” I said. “After last night.” Seeing Ivory like that hurt me, and I didn’t want to see her suffer again. Someone had known Ivory was going to be there, and they knew exactly what to do. My brain continued to tell me it was another witch doing this, and things were beginning to line up.

  “What are you thinking?” she asked.

  “Xandra,” I said. “She’s the only witch strong enough to attempt something this stupid. And be stupid enough to pull supernatural creatures on her side as well.”

  “Uck.” She shuddered. “How sure are you?”

  “Sure enough,” I said. “We have unfinished business, so it wouldn’t surprise me if she was here, looking for me.” It would actually be a relief if she did, then I’d be able to close that case and not have the fact I messed up on her plague my mind for the rest of my retirement.

  The TV flickered on, causing a stir between us. It was the news. Someone was definitely watching, and someone had access.

  “This is Martha Mandel with the evening news. Our top story today, five bodies found in brutal animal attack. Sources can confirm, these killings have been linked. Authorities have called for a town curfew to be placed.”

  I stood. “We need to ward the house again,” I said. “Immediately.”

  “How can they keep doing this?” she asked.

  I snapped my fingers and the TV went black. “This is free advertising,” I said. “This is their way of telling people that Cottonwood is a buffet, and it’s free to join.”

  “We need to find those bodies,” she said. “Before someone else.”

  “What we need is more witches,” I told her. “The more witches we have, the better chance we have at cutting this thing off at the hind legs before it gets to move further.”

  The front door burst open with a heavy thud.

  Stomp. Stomp.

  “Someone said you were looking for me.”

  TO BE CONTINUED

  A NOTE FROM JESSICA

  Dear Reader,

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  Jessica Lancaster grew up with a love for reading whodunnit and murder mystery novels, curled up with a cup of tea and the family cat. She lives with her silver shorthair tabby and continues to devour mysteries whole.

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