Chapter Nine
At sundown, I stepped out of Flora’s front door with her right on my heels.
“Are you sure you don’t want me to go with you? I don’t want you to get lost,” Flora asked from the doorframe.
That was the last thing I wanted. As much as I liked and trusted Flora already, if she found out I was still asking for info on Harper and her story, I couldn’t be sure she wouldn’t tell Mitch — and though I hadn’t told him I was going to stop, I also hadn’t told him I was going to keep digging.
“I appreciate it, but no. I’m not totally hopeless when it comes to directions,” I said. “I’m just going to learn about some basic magic anyway, I bet it’ll be a boring rehash for you.”
“I doubt that if Raina’s right about your abilities. I really don’t mind,” Flora said.
“We can catch up after I
