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we hadnt gotten the chance to talk last night .
he was the only one that made sense ... unless it was the werewolf .
i shoved those thoughts aside .
no , not a werewolf .
it was daylight outside .
plus , if it were , id feel something .
while i wasnt the most powerful , i had some ability to pick up magical energy , especially now that i knew what that felt like .
going to the window near the door , i tried to catch a peek at whoever was on my doorstep , but they were just out of sight .
mia ?
i know youre in there , jessa said , banging on the door again .
i need to talk to you .
relief sagged my shoulders , and i nearly collapsed from the suddenness of it .
thank goodness .
i couldnt recall any other time when id been this happy to hear from jessa .
i opened the door and threw my arms around her .
hi , jessa !
i wasnt expecting you .
jessa pushed me back at arms length to look me in the eyes .
we really should talk .
theres ... a problem .
but first , i sensed you need to talk .
let me in on whats going on , okay ?
concern tightened her eyes , and jessa ran her gaze over me .
honey !
what happened ?
oh , no , this is worse than i thought .
stepping back to let my friend inside , i really didnt want to talk about what was going on , but if i was going to open up with anyone , then jessa was my only option .
she was the only other witch i knew and trusted .
besides , my witchy skills were down the drain .
if anyone could help , it would be her .
jessa was the much better witch .
she didnt hide from what she was .
she was out there .
had her own shop and lived what i thought was a much simpler life .
jessa didnt agree , but if i had that kind of life , id be much happier .
hiding from everyone i knew and loved was hard .
trying to be the perfect daughter , sister , friend , when there was so much more going on underneath my skin , drove me crazy .
i shook my head .
i need to talk to you .
there was a ... an incident when i went to pick up ethan from the airport .
i dont want to drag you honey , no .
youre not dragging me into anything .
just tell me whats going on .
i want to help you .
i hate seeing you cover in bruises like this .
jessa pulled me over to the couch , then she waved a hand to the door .
within seconds , it had shut and locked itself .
i had no idea how jessa did that kind of stuff , but i wished i possessed those abilities too .
then id have a chance .
i wouldnt be in the dust , trying to throw miniscule fireballs at werewolves , who could eat my face without effort .
its werewolves .
the color drained from jessas face and she pulled away from me .
are you sure , mia ?
absolutely sure ?
i nodded , suddenly uncomfortable .
if she was reacting this way about my news , then what else did she have to say ?
whats going on ?
please , just spit it out .
remember the guy who came in asking for the potion ?
she fiddled with her skirts and averted her gaze , sounding way too hesitant .
yes , i remember .
stop beating around the bush .
that was the day before yesterday .
i dont have that bad a memory .
i clutched one of the pillows from the couch in my arms and balled my fists in the smooth cotton .
he came by before closing yesterday , asking to talk to you .
what exactly did you put in the salve ?
she met my gaze , and her look froze me in place .
uh , i put the usual ingredients in .
peppermint , salt , some wolfs bane oh , no , dont tell me you put that in it !
she hopped to her feet , running her hands through her hair .
he didnt look pleased .
im betting his friend was a werewolf , and if thats the case , you mightve poisoned him furtherlet alone whats happened with his injury .
he probably came to the shop to avoid going to the hospital , because they wouldnt want their kind found out .
the pain in my back and head pounded in time with the blood rushing through my veins .
while i didnt know if they would go after jessa , since i was the person who had made the potion , id wager we were both screwed .
what else did he say to you ?
after i told him that you werent around , he bolted .
she sat back on the couch , staring into my eyes .
i shouldve called as soon as he came by , but i was trying to process what was going on .
the shop was surprisingly busy .
shaking her head , she gripped my wrists .
thats no excuse .
i shouldve reached out to you .
what have i done ?
what have i gotten you wrapped up in ?
guilt etched itself deep into jessas face .
i hated seeing her like this .
she was a good friend .
maybe shed done the wrong thing here , but i couldnt take it out on her .
we had to work out what was going on together .
we cant think like that right now .
what we should do is figure out how to get out of this situation .
i bit my lower lip , knowing she wouldnt want to hear this .
he knows where your shop is and how to get to you .
do you think you should shut down for a few days ?
her eyebrows shot toward her hairline .
are you kidding ?
mia , im not made of money .
if i dont keep the shop open , i wont be able to pay the bills .

we hadnt gotten the chance to talk last night .

he was the only one that made sense ... unless it was the werewolf .

i shoved those thoughts aside .

no , not a werewolf .

it was daylight outside .

plus , if it were , id feel something .

while i wasnt the most powerful , i had some ability to pick up magical energy , especially now that i knew what that felt like .

going to the window near the door , i tried to catch a peek at whoever was on my doorstep , but they were just out of sight .

mia ?

i know youre in there , jessa said , banging on the door again .

i need to talk to you .

relief sagged my shoulders , and i nearly collapsed from the suddenness of it .

thank goodness .

i couldnt recall any other time when id been this happy to hear from jessa .

i opened the door and threw my arms around her .

hi , jessa !

i wasnt expecting you .

jessa pushed me back at arms length to look me in the eyes .

we really should talk .

theres ... a problem .

but first , i sensed you need to talk .

let me in on whats going on , okay ?

concern tightened her eyes , and jessa ran her gaze over me .

honey !

what happened ?

oh , no , this is worse than i thought .

stepping back to let my friend inside , i really didnt want to talk about what was going on , but if i was going to open up with anyone , then jessa was my only option .

she was the only other witch i knew and trusted .

besides , my witchy skills were down the drain .

if anyone could help , it would be her .

jessa was the much better witch .

she didnt hide from what she was .

she was out there .

had her own shop and lived what i thought was a much simpler life .

jessa didnt agree , but if i had that kind of life , id be much happier .

hiding from everyone i knew and loved was hard .

trying to be the perfect daughter , sister , friend , when there was so much more going on underneath my skin , drove me crazy .

i shook my head .

i need to talk to you .

there was a ... an incident when i went to pick up ethan from the airport .

i dont want to drag you honey , no .

youre not dragging me into anything .

just tell me whats going on .

i want to help you .

i hate seeing you cover in bruises like this .

jessa pulled me over to the couch , then she waved a hand to the door .

within seconds , it had shut and locked itself .

i had no idea how jessa did that kind of stuff , but i wished i possessed those abilities too .

then id have a chance .

i wouldnt be in the dust , trying to throw miniscule fireballs at werewolves , who could eat my face without effort .

its werewolves .

the color drained from jessas face and she pulled away from me .

are you sure , mia ?

absolutely sure ?

i nodded , suddenly uncomfortable .

if she was reacting this way about my news , then what else did she have to say ?

whats going on ?

please , just spit it out .

remember the guy who came in asking for the potion ?

she fiddled with her skirts and averted her gaze , sounding way too hesitant .

yes , i remember .

stop beating around the bush .

that was the day before yesterday .

i dont have that bad a memory .

i clutched one of the pillows from the couch in my arms and balled my fists in the smooth cotton .

he came by before closing yesterday , asking to talk to you .

what exactly did you put in the salve ?

she met my gaze , and her look froze me in place .

uh , i put the usual ingredients in .

peppermint , salt , some wolfs bane oh , no , dont tell me you put that in it !

she hopped to her feet , running her hands through her hair .

he didnt look pleased .

im betting his friend was a werewolf , and if thats the case , you mightve poisoned him furtherlet alone whats happened with his injury .

he probably came to the shop to avoid going to the hospital , because they wouldnt want their kind found out .

the pain in my back and head pounded in time with the blood rushing through my veins .

while i didnt know if they would go after jessa , since i was the person who had made the potion , id wager we were both screwed .

what else did he say to you ?

after i told him that you werent around , he bolted .

she sat back on the couch , staring into my eyes .

i shouldve called as soon as he came by , but i was trying to process what was going on .

the shop was surprisingly busy .

shaking her head , she gripped my wrists .

thats no excuse .

i shouldve reached out to you .

what have i done ?

what have i gotten you wrapped up in ?

guilt etched itself deep into jessas face .

i hated seeing her like this .

she was a good friend .

maybe shed done the wrong thing here , but i couldnt take it out on her .

we had to work out what was going on together .

we cant think like that right now .

what we should do is figure out how to get out of this situation .

i bit my lower lip , knowing she wouldnt want to hear this .

he knows where your shop is and how to get to you .

do you think you should shut down for a few days ?

her eyebrows shot toward her hairline .

are you kidding ?

mia , im not made of money .

if i dont keep the shop open , i wont be able to pay the bills .