RAYA BANKS

“Do you think it worked?” I breathed, feeling a wave of dizziness that made me lean heavily on the wall to catch my breath as I grinned back at Mary.

“Can’t tell for sure, but we'll know this night if he comes looking for you,” The pixie-haired woman whispered before she closed the door behind her, wiggling her eyebrows at me.

“Wait!” I called suddenly, feeling a little ashamed when she turned to me slowly with her eyebrows raised, not missing the spark of irritation that flashed in her eyes.

“What do I do now?” I wheezed breathlessly, feeling like a wolf pup that had gotten lost in...