Magic and Mayhem: Witchin' Impossible (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Hazed & Confused Mysteries Book 1) by Renee George Page B
Authors: Renee George
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rustled her bangs. “Family. Can’t live with them. Can’t kill them.” She winked at me. “Sometimes a little help is needed in that department.”
“She is a member of your family?”
“A very distant cousin.” She examined her long, bedazzled manicured nails on hand not wearing the glove before turning her all-knowing gaze on me. “You owe me a favor, Hazel Marie Kinsey.”
I didn’t like that she invoked my entire name. “Killing Adele wasn’t favor enough?”
She shrugged. “Fine. We’ll call that favor number one. But, as you may recall, we agreed on two favors.”
“Right, right. So mote it be.”
“Why do you keep adding that to your spells?” My father asked. “Not judging. Just asking.”
“I thought…You mean you don’t have to?” I wasn’t about to tell them about my Witchcraft for Idiots book. “But Baba Yaga said it to me when we made the deal.”
“You believed in the words. Belief gives the magic power.”
“Awesome.” I felt like a total dummy.
“Don’t be ashamed, Hazel. You are very strong, and you will do great things for this town.”
Ford’s arms tightened on me. “I hadn’t decided…”
“Now you’re being a dummy,” she said. “You will be the new Chief of Police.” She pierced me with her or-I’ll-smite-you stare. “No arguing.”
“I don’t know…” I looked up at Ford. “Would it make you mad if I was your boss?”
“You mean you want to stay in Paradise Falls?”
“I really do.” I kissed him, squishing Tizzy between us. She squeaked her protest. “I want to be your mate.”
“Hello, injured BFF over here,” Lily crooned. “I really need to get to Dr. Geller.”
“She’s a medical examiner,” I protested. Uck. I didn’t want that bear-flirting bitch fixing my friend. “She works with dead people.”
“She’s the only healer in town,” Lily countered. She held her arm to her chest. “I can heal a lot, but that asshole broke the bone clean in half.”
Baba Yaga clapped her hands. “My soon to be daughter-in-law is a Shifter Wanker. She will fix the werecougar.” She clapped her hands again and Lily disappeared from my father’s arms. “She’s in good hands now. Goodbye, Hazel.”
“Good--” Baba Yaga was gone before I could say bye.
Chapter Fourteen
I STARED INTO FORD’S BLUE EYES, mostly to avoid looking around at all the people parts. “I can’t believe it’s over.”
“You were pretty damn spectacular.”
His compliment made me squishy in all my squishy places. I wiggled against him, and his timber hardened against me. He growled. I grinned.
“Get some, Haze!” Tizzy said.
I blushed. Sometimes it was easy to forget about the tiny squirrel in the room.
The soft noise of a throat clearing got my attention. My dad stood alone, his hands by his side, his palms open.
Goddess on toast. I’d rubbed a naked guy in front of my father.
“Haze,” he said. “I’m sorry.”
I’d blamed him for so long, it was hard to get a grip on how to feel now that I knew he didn’t kill my mother. At least, not on purpose. “How come you never told me you were innocent? That Mom was the one practicing bad magic?”
“I wanted to protect you. Besides, it was hard to convince Baba Yaga I hadn’t killed Priscilla on purpose. I believed, without proof, I’d never convince you either.” He shook his head. “I wasn’t a perfect father, even before I tried to sever the mate bond with your mom. But I do love you.”
Ford set me down. I hugged my dad. “We’ll get through this.”
He hugged me back. “Danny died because he got too close to the truth. Lily deserves to know. Her brother died an honorable death. His and Lily’s parents were victims of Adele, Robert, and your mom. I suspected, but couldn’t prove the crime. It’s why they killed him.”
“Why break all his bones?”
“Pain,” Dad said. “The more pain that fed the spell, the more powerful the magic. Druidic magic is more potent with
“She is a member of your family?”
“A very distant cousin.” She examined her long, bedazzled manicured nails on hand not wearing the glove before turning her all-knowing gaze on me. “You owe me a favor, Hazel Marie Kinsey.”
I didn’t like that she invoked my entire name. “Killing Adele wasn’t favor enough?”
She shrugged. “Fine. We’ll call that favor number one. But, as you may recall, we agreed on two favors.”
“Right, right. So mote it be.”
“Why do you keep adding that to your spells?” My father asked. “Not judging. Just asking.”
“I thought…You mean you don’t have to?” I wasn’t about to tell them about my Witchcraft for Idiots book. “But Baba Yaga said it to me when we made the deal.”
“You believed in the words. Belief gives the magic power.”
“Awesome.” I felt like a total dummy.
“Don’t be ashamed, Hazel. You are very strong, and you will do great things for this town.”
Ford’s arms tightened on me. “I hadn’t decided…”
“Now you’re being a dummy,” she said. “You will be the new Chief of Police.” She pierced me with her or-I’ll-smite-you stare. “No arguing.”
“I don’t know…” I looked up at Ford. “Would it make you mad if I was your boss?”
“You mean you want to stay in Paradise Falls?”
“I really do.” I kissed him, squishing Tizzy between us. She squeaked her protest. “I want to be your mate.”
“Hello, injured BFF over here,” Lily crooned. “I really need to get to Dr. Geller.”
“She’s a medical examiner,” I protested. Uck. I didn’t want that bear-flirting bitch fixing my friend. “She works with dead people.”
“She’s the only healer in town,” Lily countered. She held her arm to her chest. “I can heal a lot, but that asshole broke the bone clean in half.”
Baba Yaga clapped her hands. “My soon to be daughter-in-law is a Shifter Wanker. She will fix the werecougar.” She clapped her hands again and Lily disappeared from my father’s arms. “She’s in good hands now. Goodbye, Hazel.”
“Good--” Baba Yaga was gone before I could say bye.
Chapter Fourteen
I STARED INTO FORD’S BLUE EYES, mostly to avoid looking around at all the people parts. “I can’t believe it’s over.”
“You were pretty damn spectacular.”
His compliment made me squishy in all my squishy places. I wiggled against him, and his timber hardened against me. He growled. I grinned.
“Get some, Haze!” Tizzy said.
I blushed. Sometimes it was easy to forget about the tiny squirrel in the room.
The soft noise of a throat clearing got my attention. My dad stood alone, his hands by his side, his palms open.
Goddess on toast. I’d rubbed a naked guy in front of my father.
“Haze,” he said. “I’m sorry.”
I’d blamed him for so long, it was hard to get a grip on how to feel now that I knew he didn’t kill my mother. At least, not on purpose. “How come you never told me you were innocent? That Mom was the one practicing bad magic?”
“I wanted to protect you. Besides, it was hard to convince Baba Yaga I hadn’t killed Priscilla on purpose. I believed, without proof, I’d never convince you either.” He shook his head. “I wasn’t a perfect father, even before I tried to sever the mate bond with your mom. But I do love you.”
Ford set me down. I hugged my dad. “We’ll get through this.”
He hugged me back. “Danny died because he got too close to the truth. Lily deserves to know. Her brother died an honorable death. His and Lily’s parents were victims of Adele, Robert, and your mom. I suspected, but couldn’t prove the crime. It’s why they killed him.”
“Why break all his bones?”
“Pain,” Dad said. “The more pain that fed the spell, the more powerful the magic. Druidic magic is more potent with
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