Page 66 of My Blind Date is a Demon

“Yes,” Consuela says. “Only, it was not a curse. Or, at least, it was not supposed to be one.”

“Explain yourself,” Lilith orders.

“It…it was a love spell,” Consuela says, and everyone gasps.

“A…a love spell?” I repeat, hardly believing my ears.

Consuela turns to me. “Mi amor, I’m so sorry for all the things I said to you after my son’s death. I was grieving and I just needed to blame someone.”

“I understand,” I tell her. “I blamed myself as well. I didn’t hold it against you.”

“I know. I know you were so unhappy, so guilt-ridden. But after the things I said, and after so many years had passed, I didn’t know how to speak to you. I was so ashamed.”

I shake my head, but she goes on.

“I have heard about Mystic Cove over the years. How there are real witches here with incredible powers. So, I visited a shop and purchased a love spell for you. It was supposed to put true love in your path. But…but maybe I didn’t do it right. I didn’t know it would send you a demon. I’m so sorry! I have messed up so terribly!”

“It was…a love spell?” I repeat. I can hardly believe my ears. Consuela was trying to help me. “But then…why was Damon sent to possess me?”

“Don’t you see?” Beverly says, rushing forward. “It worked! The love spell worked! Damon wasn’t sent here to possess and torture Tamzin. He was sent here to love her!”

“What?” I look at Damon, who seems just as lost for words as I am. “Is that…possible?” I look at Lilith, hoping she agrees.

Lilith looks from Consuela to Damon to me. She then seems to ponder Consuela’s words for a moment. “It actually answers many questions the Dark Lord and I have had about this situation from the start.”

“It is why the Dark Lord was compelled to send Damon here without being contacted in the usual ways,” Eisheth says. I have no idea what she means by that, but I hope her words make sense to Lilith.

“Indeed,” Lilith says. “I will return to the Dark Lord to explain matters to him. Let us consider it at an end.” She steps back to the hole in the ground and vanishes, the hole closing over her.

Damon lets out a sigh of relief, but I’m still too afraid to breathe.

“Is…is that it?” I ask Eisheth. She seems to know Lilith the best.

“I believe so,” she says. “Lilith’s word is her bond. If she says the matter is ended, then it is ended.”

I look at Damon, and I can’t help but finally smile back. I’m so relieved, I start to cry. He pulls me into his arms, hugging me so tightly, I don’t think he will ever let me go.

“You did it, Abuela!” Bella says to Consuela. “You saved Mom!”

“I hope so, mi amour,” Consuela says.

I untangle myself from Damon and go to Consuela. I don’t know what to say, so I just pull her in for a hug. She sighs and hugs me back.

“You gave me the greatest gift, twice,” I tell her, my vision blurring.

“No,” she says. “I made such a mess of things.”

“No,” I say. “You saved me. You gave me your son. And now, you have given me Damon. You are truly the best mother-in-law a person could ask for.”

“You were a wonderful daughter-in-law,” she says. “I never should have blamed you.”

I wave my hand. “Let’s forget the sad things,” I say. “We were sad long enough. It’s time to start a new chapter.”

“Yes,” Consuela says. “Let’s do that.”

We hug and kiss each other on the cheeks. When we are done, Beverly pulls her aside, I assume to find out what all she really knows about Mystic Cove. I turn back to Damon.

“So, how about that?” I say.

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