She looked over incredulously.“And your first thought upon waking was to come here?”
I shrugged.“I don’t know many witches.”
I let her process that. There was a sly twist to her lips that suggested she thought she had the advantage.
“And I ran into a witch beforehand who mentioned Angela.”
That wiped the smile from her face. Her expression turned blank.
Thought that might do the trick.
“Whatever happened to her?” I asked idly.
Angela had tried to kill me and been partially responsible for several other deaths in the city.
“She cannot hurt anyone again. That’s all you need to know,” Miriam said firmly.
Hm. I didn’t know how to interpret that.
“Are you aware the High Fae are in town?” Liam asked, picking up one of the items on the counter, a small glass ball the color of a cat’s eyes.
Miriam frowned at him.“That’s not exactly news. Several of the minor Fae have made themselves scarce since their arrival.”
Liam let the glass ball fall. It shattered against the floor.
Miriam and I watched the destruction with similar looks of dismay. Her face turned angry as Liam moved to another display case.
“Put that down,” Miriam snapped as he picked up a vial of neon blue liquid.
I gave Liam a look of warning.
He shrugged at me and threw the vial into the corner. I watched it hit the wall and shatter, its liquid contents sizzling as a light blue smoke rose from them.
I dropped my face into my hands as Miriam sputtered next to me.
Liam gave us a charming smile as if he wasn’t acting like a bull in a china shop.
“Get that vampire under control,” Miriam hissed at me.
I shook my head at her.“Sorry. He doesn’t answer to me.”
“I heard a rumor the witches had planned an alliance with them,” Liam said, turning and fixing Miriam with a cold stare.
“I don’t concern myself with rumors,” she said.
“That’s an unusual statement for a witch to make,” Liam said, his voice full of menace.“Even more so, since you are the crone’s apprentice. You’re both known for acting rather decisively when rumor of one of your witches’ rebellion reaches your ears.”
Miriam regarded him through narrowed eyes, then shifted her focus to me.“Is this what you’ve come for? To throw accusations and innuendo around?”
“I just had a few questions about some witches,” I said.
Her mouth twisted down in a frown.“Maybe you did, butI’m sure the vampire over there has a different agenda.”
Liam seemed amused at the accusation but didn’t bother denying it.
Yes, I could see that now. I watched him with a resigned look.
“Last night I ran into three witches. One of them said she was Angela’s cousin,” I said, trying to steer us back onto steady ground.
