“Good to know some things never change.” Keeping her wad of money unseen beneath the bar ledge, Toria peeled a bill out of the stack and handed it over. A spark of electricity jumped between the two women when Toria’s fingertips brushed the bartender’s palm.
“Ow!” The woman snatched her hand away, dropping the crumbled bill to the bar and shaking her fingers. “What the hell?”
Toria had no idea. Nothing like that had ever happened. But that wouldn’t fly if she didn’t want to be kicked out for shocking the bartender. “Sorry, sorry.” She shoved the money back in her pocket and held up both hands in apology. “Residual energy from a trick I did earlier. Won’t happen again.”
The woman pursed her lips, but said nothing as she turned away. She pulled a bottle of beer out of a cooler and popped
