ma’am, give us a call. We’ll be right back out.” He nodded at Jolene.
She huffed, clearly not happy with the outcome.
Once the officer pulled away, Liam and Nicolas followed me up the porch steps. Jolene hurried inside.
I rushed after her. “Jolene, why did you call the police?”
Furthermore, if she thought something bad had happened, then why was she still at LaVeau Manor? If I thought someone had harmed me I would leave.
She paused at the foot of the stairs and turned to face me. “I just want answers. I want to be normal again.”
“And you’re not normal now?” Liam asked.
She tossed her hands up. “I’m not the woman I was when I arrived.”
“What’s different?” Nicolas asked.
She stared at us. “Just the fact that I was dead. I can’t change that now.”
“Everything will be fine, Jolene. Like the officer said, you can’t prove anything happened. Probably nothing happened.” I waved my hand.
“Probably nothing?” she asked sarcastically. “That’s not good enough for me. You try dying and coming back to life and see how you like it.”
I supposed Jolene had a point. What I really wanted to know was why Cora would blame me. She probably just wanted to take the attention away from her. I had doubts though. Had my magic messed up her potion? If that was the case, then I would have to take responsibility for it. I couldn’t let the wrong person take the blame for this.
Just then footsteps caught our attention. Cora kept her eyes on us as she walked down the stairs.
“Have you been talking about me?” Cora placed her hands on her hips.
“As a matter of fact, we were discussing you,” I said.
She shrugged. “I only told it like I saw it. I was just being honest.”
“You are far from being honest,” I said.
She glared at me.
I wasn’t going to apologize for what I’d said.
“I think you did something to Jolene.” Cora waved her arm.
Nicolas narrowed his eyes and said, “I can assure you that Hallie had nothing to do with a bad potion.”
That was so sweet of him to stick up for me. I wished that I had as much confidence in my innocence as Nicolas.
Cora huffed. “You can’t possibly think I did anything.”
“You’re the one who gave her the potion,” I said.
Jolene stared from Cora to me. “I don’t know what to think.”
Cora whipped around and stomped back up the stairs. Sadly, I didn’t have anything to prove that Cora was guilty either.
For a moment we stood there without saying a word. Jolene hadn’t asked for a refund like I’d thought she would. She turned and also went up the stairs. Maybe she was going to pack her things. I couldn’t blame her. What could I do to fix the problem?
“Hallie, let me know if there’s anything I can do to help,” Liam said.
“Thanks, Liam,” I said.
Liam stared for a moment, and then waved at Nicolas.
When Liam walked out the door, I faced Nicolas. He wrapped his arms around me. “Try not to worry. Everything will be fine. You just need to get some rest.”
“I have a few things to do before bedtime. I have to get everything in order for the guests.” Speaking of which, I hadn’t seen a couple of them since early today.
Nicolas waved his hand. “Come on. I’ll make dinner for us.”
“Anything I want?” I asked.
“Absolutely anything,” Nicolas said with a smile.
Right now I was especially happy about my new magical cooking skills, so I wanted to cook a lot, but this time I’d enjoy someone else’s culinary skills.
** *
It was about three in the morning when I woke up to a faint noise. At first, I figured I had imagined it or that I had been dreaming. Then the noise came again and I knew that it wasn’t a dream. I eased out of bed into my slippers and across the room to the door. Maybe it was one of the guests, but what were they doing? Looking for a midnight snack perhaps? The doors to Cora and Jolene’s rooms were closed. That didn’t mean they weren’t downstairs though.
When
She huffed, clearly not happy with the outcome.
Once the officer pulled away, Liam and Nicolas followed me up the porch steps. Jolene hurried inside.
I rushed after her. “Jolene, why did you call the police?”
Furthermore, if she thought something bad had happened, then why was she still at LaVeau Manor? If I thought someone had harmed me I would leave.
She paused at the foot of the stairs and turned to face me. “I just want answers. I want to be normal again.”
“And you’re not normal now?” Liam asked.
She tossed her hands up. “I’m not the woman I was when I arrived.”
“What’s different?” Nicolas asked.
She stared at us. “Just the fact that I was dead. I can’t change that now.”
“Everything will be fine, Jolene. Like the officer said, you can’t prove anything happened. Probably nothing happened.” I waved my hand.
“Probably nothing?” she asked sarcastically. “That’s not good enough for me. You try dying and coming back to life and see how you like it.”
I supposed Jolene had a point. What I really wanted to know was why Cora would blame me. She probably just wanted to take the attention away from her. I had doubts though. Had my magic messed up her potion? If that was the case, then I would have to take responsibility for it. I couldn’t let the wrong person take the blame for this.
Just then footsteps caught our attention. Cora kept her eyes on us as she walked down the stairs.
“Have you been talking about me?” Cora placed her hands on her hips.
“As a matter of fact, we were discussing you,” I said.
She shrugged. “I only told it like I saw it. I was just being honest.”
“You are far from being honest,” I said.
She glared at me.
I wasn’t going to apologize for what I’d said.
“I think you did something to Jolene.” Cora waved her arm.
Nicolas narrowed his eyes and said, “I can assure you that Hallie had nothing to do with a bad potion.”
That was so sweet of him to stick up for me. I wished that I had as much confidence in my innocence as Nicolas.
Cora huffed. “You can’t possibly think I did anything.”
“You’re the one who gave her the potion,” I said.
Jolene stared from Cora to me. “I don’t know what to think.”
Cora whipped around and stomped back up the stairs. Sadly, I didn’t have anything to prove that Cora was guilty either.
For a moment we stood there without saying a word. Jolene hadn’t asked for a refund like I’d thought she would. She turned and also went up the stairs. Maybe she was going to pack her things. I couldn’t blame her. What could I do to fix the problem?
“Hallie, let me know if there’s anything I can do to help,” Liam said.
“Thanks, Liam,” I said.
Liam stared for a moment, and then waved at Nicolas.
When Liam walked out the door, I faced Nicolas. He wrapped his arms around me. “Try not to worry. Everything will be fine. You just need to get some rest.”
“I have a few things to do before bedtime. I have to get everything in order for the guests.” Speaking of which, I hadn’t seen a couple of them since early today.
Nicolas waved his hand. “Come on. I’ll make dinner for us.”
“Anything I want?” I asked.
“Absolutely anything,” Nicolas said with a smile.
Right now I was especially happy about my new magical cooking skills, so I wanted to cook a lot, but this time I’d enjoy someone else’s culinary skills.
** *
It was about three in the morning when I woke up to a faint noise. At first, I figured I had imagined it or that I had been dreaming. Then the noise came again and I knew that it wasn’t a dream. I eased out of bed into my slippers and across the room to the door. Maybe it was one of the guests, but what were they doing? Looking for a midnight snack perhaps? The doors to Cora and Jolene’s rooms were closed. That didn’t mean they weren’t downstairs though.
When
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