Page 15 of Snow's Charming
“She is my daughter—I’m only looking out for her. Oh, and I wanted to thank you for returning the Uhaul so quickly, too.”
I shook my head.
“Do you have anything else to say? Because frankly, Jackie, I’m a little busy walking my doggo.”
Jackie plucked a wand from behind her sleeve and waved it at Sleeper. A crackling sound shot through the forest as the wand emitted a hazy green light.
“Doctrina.”
The single word she uttered rang through the forest. I stood silent, making sure I looked like I could not move. Jackie cackled.
“You, my dear, are now under my spell. Give this apple to Sesi, and once she’s put to sleep, kill her and dispose of the body, but not before brandishing me with her heart. I will give you three days to complete this task. Then you must deliver the heart to me at the Snow Estate.”
I gave Jackie a nod and grabbed the apple from her hand.
“Yes,” I said as my eyes fixed on the apple.
Jackie smiled at him as a green and silver mist gathered around her and then she vanished from my sight.
I pocketed the apple into the large pocket of my red and black checkered flannel before heading out of the forest and into the main lodge, searching for Chary. Thankfully, he was at the front desk.
“We’ve got a problem.” I said as I pulled the apple out of my pocket and placed it on the ledge of the front desk before continuing. “That’s from Jackie.”
“Jackie? What’s she planning? We haven’t gotten enough intel from Jerry yet about what she’s done to Sesi.”
“I get that, but this is nothing good! It’s riddled with a sleeping spell. She tried pulling a whammy on me to give Sesi this apple and then kill her, but as youcan understand?—”
“Right—of course! No witch can put you under a spell because you are a hybrid—a werewitch.”
“Bingo! Plus she still believes we are humans—at least for now. But this apple is the least of our problems. Get the brigade together so we can go over strategies. I want to put an end to Jackie’s interference with Sesi. This has to stop now. Also? Get Sylus here. I know it may be hard to keep his wolf in check because we are talking about his woman, but he needs the intel as much as we do.”
“You aren’t suggesting we kill Jackie? I get she’s not technically a mortal, but the witches won’t see it that way—nor will Lilith. I don’t want to cross that vampire. She’s the first one ever—and a goddess to boot! We can’t kill Jackie—even if we wanted to.”
“Chary—what do you take me for? A fool? No, I’ve got a better idea. Besides, werewolves can’t kill anyone remotely human. It’s law. And sadly, Jackie is human—even though she’s a poor excuse for one. However? We can’t allow her to have her witch powers any longer. With the help, and hopefully the grace of the gods and goddesses, I want to strip the bitch’s powers so she can’t hurt anyone ever again.” My lips thinned before continuing. “I just want to do things right. Bound powers are a fate far worse than death to a witch—you get that.”
“You’re right.”
“Let’s both rally the rest of the troops, including Sesi. She needs to know what’s up. I don’t want herrunning into the bitch during their shopping excursion.”
“Would she try something? I mean, Jackie came here to brainwash you. She doesn’t seem like the type to get her hands dirty.”
I shrugged my shoulders at Chary.
“I won’t rule anything out at this point. After witnessing her almost striking the princess and future Luna of our pack, in public? Well? Let’s just say I wouldn’t put anything past Jackie. Plus? Sylus told Bear something upsetting yesterday.”
“Okay? Well, say no more! I’ll put out the mind meld.”
“Don’t go superhero on me, Chary. Leonard Snart just entered my mind, and I’m expecting our plan to, as he put it, go off the rails.”
“Sorry, but texting them all will take too long. Also, that’s not a superhero quote. It’s a supervillain quote. And? Not that I want to get technical on you, but my mind meld quote isn’t from a superhero show; it’s from?—”
“Yeah, yeah, it’s all Geekville to me. But can we come up with a better code name for our telepathy rather than something from Your Geek Speak?”
Chary laughed. “Fine. But give me some time to come up with something else.”
“Fair enough.”
“Oh! What about telepathic text?” Asked Joker as he walked up to the both of them at the main desk.
