Raven Ridge (Witches of Sanctuary Book 2) by Savannah Blevins Page A

come with me?”
    His eyes widen, but then they narrow back at me. He knows I’m testing him. “That isn’t funny, Willa.”
    “I beg to disagree.” I throw him a cheesy grin. “We both know you’ll say no, but I can’t pass up watching you blush.”
    “I’m not blushing.”
    He’s totally blushing. We both know it.
    He takes a slow and steady step toward me. “And what would you do if I actually called your bluff?”
    I smirk back at him. “You want details? I can give you details.”
    The blush deepens.
    He scoots in closer to me, staring down at my lips. “You’re going to regret teasing me.”
    “I really hope so.”
    He bites his lip. I’m still winning. “Go change clothes, Willa.”
    I let out a breath and throw the bag over my shoulder. I glance back as I round the corner, and he’s still smiling, his cheeks still blazing red.
    I hurry into the restroom and change out of my dress into the jeans and sweatshirt Reid brought. I shove the wig in last, pulling my hair up into a quick ponytail. The door to the bathroom outside the stall squeaks open. At first I think it’s Reid. A change of heart, or maybe I finally bypassed that gentleman streak in him. Then the faucet turns on. I peek through the slit in the door and I can see a figure standing at the sink. It’s a guy. He has half his face in the sink, splashing water onto his face.
    I pull the door open slowly and he jerks around. It’s the young boy from the street, the one I scared to death by my green glow. His nose is bleeding. I step out so he can see me. “Are you okay?”
    The boy stumbles backward. “You. It’s you.”
    He’s scared. “It’s okay. I promise I’m not actually—” I start to say witch , but technically that would be a lie, “evil.”
    The boy grabs a napkin from the sink, sticks it to his nose, and scrambles out of the bathroom as fast as he can. I grab my bag and go back outside to find Reid. I look up and down the small hallway, but the frightened boy is nowhere to be found.
    Reid waits for me at the end of the hallway. “Ready?
    “Yeah. Did you see a young guy run through here? Brownish hair. He had on a red Thriller jacket.”
    “No. Why?”
    I shrug. “He came in the bathroom. He looked hurt. I think I scared him again.”
    “Well, if it makes you feel any better, he isn’t the only one scared tonight. Look at our Cowardly Lion over there.”
    Abby, Sadie, and Grady wait for us at the door. Grady has changed out of his costume too, but you can still see the fear on his face. “He still says he isn’t going,” Abby announces as we walk up.
    “Because I’m not.” Grady crosses his arms over his chest. “And neither should you. I’m telling you…Rickamore Road is the last place you need to go. Especially tonight.”
    Reid clasps a hand over his shoulder. “We need a lead, Grady. We have to figure out if the guy we’re looking for is this Talbot Bessette or someone else.”
    “You realize you’re not one of them, right? You’re human like me. We don’t have magical powers to save us when something black and soulless pops out of nowhere ready to suck the life out of you.”
    Maybe that’s it. Reid does have those abilities, and that is why his bravery is greater than his friends. Reid pats him reassuringly on the shoulder. “I’ll be fine.”
    Sadie glances at me. Yep. She definitely knows.
    Abby gives Grady a hug. “It’s okay to stay behind, Grady. We understand.”
    Grady stares down at the ground, ashamed, but he doesn’t change his mind. “C’mon,” Sadie says, motioning us out the door. “It’s time to go.”
    We slip out the back door and Grady stays behind to stand guard. Sadie grabs all our hands, clicking her heels together. The smoke engulfs us, and the next thing I remember is Frog Hollow.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 7
     
     
    The Old Cabin
     
    Rickamore Road isn’t a road at all. It might have been at one point in time, but now it’s more of a