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Authors: Ellie Potts
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small town.
“Welcome to Fontane; safe haven for all those who believe and practice real magic.”
“Why do witches need a place like this?” Stefan asked beside autumn. They were both looking through the front window, hoping to see something mystical.
“We have very special people here. Their abilities have to be protected against those who would want to use them against others.”
“Bad people.” Stefan elbowed autumn.
She nodded. “Always the bad people. But what if it was a good person wanting to use the person?”
Pyrus shrugged. “We let no one use our people.” She pulled in front of a bed and breakfast.
“Oh, how pretty,” Autumn said in awe. The old Victorian house was at least three stories tall and had ivy covering the walls. They all got out, and Pyrus led them in. Autumn paused, looking at the grass. “It’s chamomile!”
“And over there is the door, and then probably stairs, and then hopefully a room with a nice comfy bed,” Stefan said, grabbing her arm.
She stuck her tongue out at him but let him pull her inside. “There is enough room for everyone to have their own room. We don’t get many visitors, so the place is usually empty,” Pyrus said, walking behind the desk and pulling down keys from the wall.
“Except us,” Aarawn said. Autumn looked around, quickly sidestepping so she hid behind Stefan and Mabon. “He’s outside.”
“You live here?” Autumn asked.
“Pyrus kept us close,” he said sadly. “Even when we thought we were orphans, she was being somewhat motherly.”
A five foot five woman walked in. Her black hair almost touched the ground. She wore a tank top and a pair of carpenter jeans. “Pyrus, you’re back so early?” she asked, her voice thick with an Indian accent. Her black eyes looked around at the newcomers and stopped on Autumn. “An Earth witch. You positively glow green!”
Autumn looked down at herself. “Really?”
She closed her mouth, giving her an awkward smile. “I see auras better than most.”
“That’s cool,” she said, giving her a big smile.
“This is Shantaina. She runs the bed and breakfast. Autumn, you get room twelve,” Pyrus said.
“Cool,” Mabon said. “You’re by me, and you get the best view in the house.”
“Anatha, room eight. Stefan, room ten. Davies, you get room five.”
“Shantaina, is dinner almost done?” Aarawn asked.
Shantaina was staring at Stefan. She felt the hound, but he was different. There was something … almost like the four Elements. He had untapped power, and a lot of it. She couldn’t see it, so she dug deeper. The binding spell vibrated in Mabon’s pocket.
“Shantaina, stop!” Mabon shouted, making her pull out of Stefan’s brain.
“Sorry,” she said. “What were you asking, Pyrus?”
“I wasn’t, but Aarawn asked about dinner.”
“Oh, it’s almost done.” She walked back from where she came.
“Can I file that as invasion of privacy?” Stefan asked.
“Sexual abuse,” Mabon said, and all four guys laughed about it. Autumn, Anatha, and Pyrus shook their heads.
****
“Dinner is almost done,” Envy said.
“Can’t you shut that kid up?” River shouted over the baby crying.
“Shauna is teething. I can’t do anything about it,” Drake said, rocking his crying infant.
River looked over at Rowan. “What are you smiling about?”
“Just you and Autumn are the same around them. May I?” He held out his arms.
“Be my guest,” Drake said, handing him the baby.
He put his finger in the baby’s mouth. “Goo,” she mumbled, biting on his finger.
“I have a pacifier for that,” Envy said.
There was scratching at the door. Linden went over and peeked out. “Well look at that. It’s an infected,” he said.
“Autumn was right,” Ivy Lee said.
“She usually is,” River agreed.
“Yeah,” Rowan said, nodding.
“How fresh does it look?” River asked.
Linden looked it over. “Looks desperate.”
River came and looked at the
“Welcome to Fontane; safe haven for all those who believe and practice real magic.”
“Why do witches need a place like this?” Stefan asked beside autumn. They were both looking through the front window, hoping to see something mystical.
“We have very special people here. Their abilities have to be protected against those who would want to use them against others.”
“Bad people.” Stefan elbowed autumn.
She nodded. “Always the bad people. But what if it was a good person wanting to use the person?”
Pyrus shrugged. “We let no one use our people.” She pulled in front of a bed and breakfast.
“Oh, how pretty,” Autumn said in awe. The old Victorian house was at least three stories tall and had ivy covering the walls. They all got out, and Pyrus led them in. Autumn paused, looking at the grass. “It’s chamomile!”
“And over there is the door, and then probably stairs, and then hopefully a room with a nice comfy bed,” Stefan said, grabbing her arm.
She stuck her tongue out at him but let him pull her inside. “There is enough room for everyone to have their own room. We don’t get many visitors, so the place is usually empty,” Pyrus said, walking behind the desk and pulling down keys from the wall.
“Except us,” Aarawn said. Autumn looked around, quickly sidestepping so she hid behind Stefan and Mabon. “He’s outside.”
“You live here?” Autumn asked.
“Pyrus kept us close,” he said sadly. “Even when we thought we were orphans, she was being somewhat motherly.”
A five foot five woman walked in. Her black hair almost touched the ground. She wore a tank top and a pair of carpenter jeans. “Pyrus, you’re back so early?” she asked, her voice thick with an Indian accent. Her black eyes looked around at the newcomers and stopped on Autumn. “An Earth witch. You positively glow green!”
Autumn looked down at herself. “Really?”
She closed her mouth, giving her an awkward smile. “I see auras better than most.”
“That’s cool,” she said, giving her a big smile.
“This is Shantaina. She runs the bed and breakfast. Autumn, you get room twelve,” Pyrus said.
“Cool,” Mabon said. “You’re by me, and you get the best view in the house.”
“Anatha, room eight. Stefan, room ten. Davies, you get room five.”
“Shantaina, is dinner almost done?” Aarawn asked.
Shantaina was staring at Stefan. She felt the hound, but he was different. There was something … almost like the four Elements. He had untapped power, and a lot of it. She couldn’t see it, so she dug deeper. The binding spell vibrated in Mabon’s pocket.
“Shantaina, stop!” Mabon shouted, making her pull out of Stefan’s brain.
“Sorry,” she said. “What were you asking, Pyrus?”
“I wasn’t, but Aarawn asked about dinner.”
“Oh, it’s almost done.” She walked back from where she came.
“Can I file that as invasion of privacy?” Stefan asked.
“Sexual abuse,” Mabon said, and all four guys laughed about it. Autumn, Anatha, and Pyrus shook their heads.
****
“Dinner is almost done,” Envy said.
“Can’t you shut that kid up?” River shouted over the baby crying.
“Shauna is teething. I can’t do anything about it,” Drake said, rocking his crying infant.
River looked over at Rowan. “What are you smiling about?”
“Just you and Autumn are the same around them. May I?” He held out his arms.
“Be my guest,” Drake said, handing him the baby.
He put his finger in the baby’s mouth. “Goo,” she mumbled, biting on his finger.
“I have a pacifier for that,” Envy said.
There was scratching at the door. Linden went over and peeked out. “Well look at that. It’s an infected,” he said.
“Autumn was right,” Ivy Lee said.
“She usually is,” River agreed.
“Yeah,” Rowan said, nodding.
“How fresh does it look?” River asked.
Linden looked it over. “Looks desperate.”
River came and looked at the
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