13
The Closet of Magic
I hurried after Star, Alex, and Bradley through a set of double doors, trying to escape the creepy sensation of a dead guy watching me.
I arrived in time to see Star hand Bradley a silver charm hung from a thin leather strip. “Wear it until Alex and Mallory sort out this voodoo magic issue. And no charge.”
Whoa. I must have missed something. No charge?
Bradley pulled the necklace over his head without comment.
Star leaned down to the lowest shelf and reached back into a corner. She pulled out a black velvet pouch then dumped the contents in her hand: a signet ring. She turned and presented it to Alex.
He had an odd look on his face when he accepted it. “Can I put it on, or do you need to make the adjustments first?”
“Go ahead.”
He slipped the ring onto the p
