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pretty insistent they go out to get food and talk.”
    “I was wondering where they were.”
    “They’ll be back soon with groceries,” Jamie said. “But I want to hear about what you two have been up to first.”
    Rory told her mother and Jamie about finding Beatrice in Sand Springs and the ghost’s sad story.
    “I can’t believe I had never heard that story before!” Magda said, shocked. “We’ll have to add it to the family book after all this is over.”
    “I think she would really appreciate that,” Rory agreed. “In fact, she might even turn up once she knows she’ll get to be the center of attention.”
    “Now you were saying about this spell,” Jamie prompted her to continue her story.
    Rory told them about Periwinkle and how easy it was to get her to give them the spell.
    “I know we can’t use it,” Rory concluded. “I’m still glad I got it though. It’s incredibly beautiful.”
    “So it’s a partner spell,” Jamie said thoughtfully. “Those are very rare. Usually, they’re done by a wizard and a witch to draw on the male and female elements. This one is very curious. Can I see it?”
    “Sure, it’s in my room.” Rory went upstairs to retrieve the spell. When she came back down, Magda and Jamie were whispering furiously at each other. As soon as they heard Rory on the stairs, Magda gave Jamie a murderous look.
    “What’s going on?” Rory asked. She had been suspicious of Jamie’s motivation for coming along too. Magda was the unofficial number two in the coven. There had to be a compelling reason for Jamie to tag along too and leave the coven without their most powerful two witches.
    “I think there’s something you need to know,” Jamie told her.
    “You shut up!” Magda said, glaring at Jamie. “You shouldn’t butt in where you aren’t welcome. This is a family matter.”
    “We are family now,” Jamie reminded Magda. “Rory is a sister now and this is important. I think she might want to know. She’s an adult now. There’s no point in keeping this secret any longer.”
    “What secret?!” Rory asked. This wasn’t what she needed at all. She already had her fill of secrets for the week.
    Magda sighed. “Come sit down , dear. I can see Jamie will tell you if I don’t.”
    ***
    Cross hadn’t wanted to leave Rory, but Grizzly wasn’t taking no for an answer. He reluctantly got on his bike to follow Grizzly and Grimace into town. When they were just out of the line of sight of the cabin, Grizzly and Grimace pulled over to the side of the road. Cross stopped too and pulled off his helmet. Before he could ask why they had stopped, Grizzly nodded at Grim and Grim pushed Cross hard enough to knock him off his feet.
    “Did you think I couldn’t smell it on you?” Grizzly asked.
    Cross tried to get up, but Grimace put his foot on Cross’s chest.
    “I think you need to spend a little time down there thinking,” Grizzly told him. “I send you up here to keep you safe from whatever it is in town and it was working. The spells those witches cast would have kept you two hidden for the rest of the year.”
    Cross looked at his father dumbfounded. “If you wanted me to sit up here twiddling my thumbs, you should have told me. I thought we were in this together trying to solve the problem.”
    “I didn’t need you running off to get yourself killed in a blaze of glory. Even worse you were taking Ozzy with you! That boy is like your brother and you were going to get both of you killed.”
    “I’m sorry,” Cross said. He was having a hard time staying on the ground. He could have easily over powered Grim and gotten up if he wanted to, but he knew his Dad was trying to make a point.
    “Are you sorry about the way you acted in town or for claiming the witch?”
    Cross didn’t say anything.
    “What I want to know is, how the hell did you do it? Wolves can only claim other wolves or humans. Is the girl not a real witch?”
    “You saw what she can do and I know damn well