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| work the bar while | wait for Harrison to make the delivery. Despite the address they left me being only about fifteen minutesaway it takes him an ENTIRE HOUR. What, did he stop for dinner and a show along the way? I’m relieved when my phone rings.| quickly hand over the drink | was making and answer my phone. (One of the bright sides of being the boss here is that no onecan tell me off for taking calls at work.)
“Hello?”
“Hi, this is Ryann. I’ve got Harry here with a bottle stuck to his hand which is hilarious by the way. What do we need to do to getthe bottle off of him? | mean, | could make him carry it around indefinitely but | think even with a spell on him he would find a wayto lose it if we leave it too long.” | burst out in a rather undignified snigger.
“That’s fair. Well it's an easy enough spell to break. | made the magic dissolvable and of course | used something | had handy asthe trigger. So all you need to do is tip a little whiskey over it.” This time, Ryann is the one who laughs.
“Oh | like you. Thanks Cam. For the spell and the free entertainment.”“No problem.” | answer cheerfully
“You sound like you're working. I'll let you get back to it. Seeya!” Ryann hangs up and | find that my mood is soaring. It’s nice tobe appreciated. Although my good mood is dulled a little bit with guilt as | remember Harrison’s parting words. | really didn’t trusthim and that was probably a little unfair of me. | do my best to banish the guilt from my mind. Even when Harrison turns up againabout half an hour later | just continue working and make him yet another awful drink. He doesn’t bring it up again so neither do |.
Sunday | just turn off my phone. | know my mother and probably my grandmother will be calling me and demanding to know why| didn’t turn up to their matchmaking lunch and | just cannot be bothered to deal with them. Sunday afternoons are usually quietat work and | am not enjoying it. | need something to distract me from the worry and every time someone comes in through thedoor | flinch thinking that it might my mother or grandmother storming in to berate me. For the first time | can honestly say | amrelieved when Harrison turns up. He might be annoying and loud and flashy, but he is also VERY distracting and fornovelbin
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once it’s a very welcome distraction. | can feel his eyes on me throughout the rest of my shift, but if he suspects that I'm actingstrangely he doesn’t say anything. He just continues on as
he usually does. Flirting outrageously, making inne whenever possible and drinking
whatever | put in front of him. | start off by giving him all sorts of crazy concoctions. Making them is fun and a good way to keepbusy. But at the end of the night | make him a drink that he might actually enjoy. As usual, he immediately takes a sip but unlikeusual he pauses and raises an eyebrow.
“This is... really good?” he sounds confused and his words came out as a question. | just shrug.
“You sort of unintentionally did me a favour tonight. Consider this my thanks.” | answer quietly. Harrison flashes me a knowinglook and a sad smile before enjoying his drink in silence. Right, so he did know that something was wrong and he was keepingme busy on purpose. There is one thing | can say for him, when Harrison is around | am rarely bored.
The next few weeks pass quickly. | work and keep experimenting with potions like | usually” do. Harrison keeps turning up andhovering around at my work or barging into my work room where he insists on playing the role of my assistant. Even when I’mdoing inventory or some other task where | won’t let him help he just hangs out. After an afternoon of him watching me workwhere | snapped at him for staring at me, he began bringing a digital tablet and stylus and then he would sit and work on projectsthat he refuses to show me until they’re completed. | have to admit he is pretty talented at what he does. | have taken to keepingmy phone on silent all the time because my mother and grandmother message and call me so much. The first few days after |skipped their matchmaking session were the worst but it hasn’t improved much. | don’t even read their text messages anymoreother than a quick glance to check that they’re not actually sending me something important. | might be mad at them but if therewere actually something wrong, like if they ended up in the hospital or something | would feel terrible if | ignored them. | end upattending a meeting with the Alphas and their friends about looking for the missing girl. Harrison ended up following me. to themeeting too. Honestly | had nothing to contribute but | appreciated the invitation and the chance to get to know them a littlebetter. Not too long later Ryann contacts me for more information about the tracking spell because she’s decided to give it a try.When the day comes for her to use the spell | spend my time cleaning. | scrub the entire bar, | disinfect every seat. | thoroughlyclean the floors and when | run out of things to clean, | move into my workroom and start creating spells and potions that | cansell to Ella. I've made them plenty of times in the past but they’re not the most simple spells to create so they take a lot of focuswhich is exactly what | need. I’m so anxious. What if | got the spell wrong? What if
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they don’t manage to find the child? What if they do and something goes wrong? | wonder if there is anything | can do to help.What might Kiara need when they find her? | try to imagine what kind of treatment someone who has been abused or neglectedmight need. Potions for nutrition, healing injuries and bruising, maybe blood replenishment? | make potions to assist with brokenbones, injured organs, headaches and just general pain killers. | make potions for dreamless sleep, sedatives in variousstrengths and even some numbing potions. | make every potion I can think of. | only stop when | quite literally begin to run out ofsupplies. | stop and look at the array of colourful little vials and I’m surprised to find that | made so many. | can’t usually do thatmuch magic on my own and certainly not so fast. | suppose | was very determined. Completely exhausted, | send a message offto Ella.
Cam- Hey Ella, | had some free time today so | made a heap of new potions. | probably made
a few too many. If you want to come and grab some I'll sell them to you at cost.
Ella- On my way.
When Ella arrives | let her back into my workroom and she looks at my pile of potions with a raised eyebrow.“A few extras?” She asks dubiously. | shrug.
“| was worried about the child. | wanted to be sure that you had everything you might need.”
| admit. Ella’s eyes soften and she picks up a greenish potion.
“Some of these are new. | don’t recognise them.” She comments.
“Yeah, you mostly have ones at a dosage for Shifters. | made a few variations. They’re more appropriate for Humans andWitches. | don’t know what the girl is but that’s why there are versions with different strengths. They’re colour coded. The brighterthe colour, the stronger the dose. | wrote down what they all are. | haven't given you all of these before.” | explain, handing her ascrap of paper with details for each potion. Ella seems impressed.
“People underestimate you Cam. You're a very talented Witch. If | had ordered this many potions from a coven it would havetaken at least a week.” She points out.
“I'm not that great. I’m okay at potions, but my spellwork in’t great.” | sigh. Ella rolls her
eyes.
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“You are not bad at spellwork. Youare extraordinarily good at potionswhich makes your spellwork seemaverage in comparison You usindon't reall how jaterda you arebéedlise that family of yours nevergave you the credit you deserved.”She lectures me angrily but | knowI'm not the one she’s mad at. She'smade it clear several times in thepast how she feels about my family.Not wanting to think about it rightnow, | change the subject. Thecontent is on NovelDrama.Org! Readthe latest chapter there!
“Can you afford the potions today?” | ask. Ella shrugs.
“I'll charge the Alphas for them, we will pay the proper cost too, none of this discount nonsense.” She grumbles. | smile happy.Ella’s phones and she flicks it open, says a few
words then closes it.
“Load my bag up missy. They found the girl and I’m needed.” Ella demands. | hurry to pack away all the spells for her and seeher out. A couple hours later | hear from Ryann.
Ryann- We did it, the spell worked.We found her. She's safe and is goingto be okay, physically at le thankyou SO uch foryour Ip. It reallydid lake all the difference. | don’tknow what we would have donewithout you. If you ever needanything and | can help please don'thesitate to ask. | totally owe you. Thecontent is on NovelDrama.Org! Readthe latest chapter there!
Cam- Don't be silly, you don't owe meanything. I’m so glad she’s safe. I’msure that with you eyotake Carefo) her she wilisallt rough. Kids areresilient like that. | would love to meether sometime when she’s ready. |think it would be reassuring to seeher for myself. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Ryann- | completely understand. | would feel the same. I'll let you know when she’s up for guests, or maybe I'll bring her by theWitches Booze for dinner some night. She's staying with aus until we figure out something long-term for her.
Cam- | can’t think of a better place for her. Thanks for updating me and congratulations.