Chapter Five
The house broke out in a flutter of voices the moment Max stepped out the door. The ladies all spoke at once. Their voices were so shrill and they spoke so quickly that they all blended together. Jessica couldn’t make out a single word they said. She only knew that Grandma Ethel was suspiciously quiet.
She touched the old lady on the shoulder. “Grandma, who was that?”
“Weren’t you listening, girl? He’s the coven leader.” She was conspicuously aware that Ethel hadn’t met her eyes when she answered the question.
“Grandma, come on. You’re hiding something. I know it.” She narrowed her eyes, but Ethel still wouldn’t meet her gaze. “It was like you two knew each other…” Her voice faltered. She was unable to utter the specific word that had surfaced in her mind because it made h
