Page 117 of Shadow Witch

“That’s not what I was–“ The door burst open, and Devon entered with his sister. Dewey rode on her shoulder. “Devon. There you are.”

“Here I am. Luna would be happy to help.”

Luna slid her eyes sideways to Dewey, tickling his chin. “You bet I am.”

“OMG,” Paige groaned.

Luna shot her a confused glance. “Something wrong?”

“No,” Paige said with a shake of her head. “Nothing. I just…”

“Paige is disturbed that we’re flirting. She has some real issues with prejudices and so on. We’re working on it,” Dewey announced as he fluttered back to land on Paige’s shoulder.

“Oh, wow. I can’t believe Dad accepted your marriage.”

Devon shoved his hands in his pockets as he shook his head. “That’s not accurate. Well, it is a little. Paige is just…new to all of this. She’s still learning.”

Luna crossed her arms as she studied Paige. “You’ve got a lot to learn, new sis.”

Paige winced. “Yeah, I know. And sorry ahead of time. I’m not usually this uptight–“

“She is,” Dewey interrupted with a bob of his head.

“I’m…just worried about finding my mom.”

Luna cocked her head, wrapping a strand of blue hair around her finger and twirling it. “Your mom?”

“Reed Moore,” Drucinda answered.

“Ohhh, that’s your mom?” Luna’s eyes went wider as she stared at Paige. “I hadn’t realized you were Reed’s daughter.”

Paige shifted her gaze from side to side, unsure if being Reed’s daughter helped her or hurt her. She plastered on a nervous grin. “Uh, yep.”

Devon slipped his arm around Paige’s shoulders. “She is. She’s Shadow Harbor’s newest librarian, too.”

Luna’s features scrunched. “Wait…the one you were supposed to–“

“Yep,” Devon said before she finished. “That didn’t happen.”

Luna stared at Paige with an unhinged jaw. “Yeah, obviously. Dang, sis, you know how to turn your luck around.”

Paige chuckled nervously, her fingernails digging into her palm. She just wanted to find her mother, and every second they waited was like torture.

“Would it be possible to stick to the task at hand and discuss Paige’s luck another time?” Drucinda asked.

Paige shot her a grateful smile.

“Yeah, sure,” Luna said with a shrug. “We can get to know each other better once we decipher this.”

Paige swallowed hard, handing over the compass as she held her breath. Would Luna be able to read it? Would they finally find her mother’s location?

Luna accepted it, staring down at the compass as the needle stayed straight after being locked in with Paige’s memories.

“Can you read it, Luna?”

“Umm, yes, I just…I’m a little rusty, so I need to really think before I send us to Russia instead of Canada or something.”

“Take your time,” Devon said, wrapping his arm around Luna’s shoulders. “This is fun.”

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