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"Do you need me to call in to work for you?" she asked softly when the rooet

"Not yet," I o in until this afternoon What about you? I don’ttoday but end-of-season cleanup on a couple of places that were just vacated" Jen worked for the Cassopolis fa houses and rental properties "What about Sinclair? I ht to knohat to do about it, right? It’s his fucking sister that hexed you"

"Probably" It was easier to think while lying prone "No, don’t call hiure this out onout for you so far?"

"Ha ha If I call Sinclair, he’ll confront dear E I needed her brother’s help to beat this"

"Even if you do?" Jen sounded skeptical "No offense, Daise, but isn’t pride one of the Seven Deadlies you’re supposed to worry about?"

"Yeah," I said "But it’s not just pride It’s about status, too That’s a big deal in the eldritch community I need to show Emmeline Palmer she can’t sail into Pemkowet and fuck with Hel’s liaison without consequences, which means I need to fix this before Sinclair hears about it"

"How?"

"Good question"

Now that I was past the panicking stage, ain Slowly and painfully, but they orking Option one: I could try to strong-ar me Well, not me personally, not in this condition, but I could call on allies The fact that Eh to houl as an issue, but I was pretty sure that it wouldn’t dissuade oh, say, Lurine No , I doubted it was awith fond e and the physical capability of crushing her to death one vertebra at the tire He could always threaten to bash her over the head and eat her

Of course, that also htwisely is an iht to know that there was more to Pemkowet’s eldritch co hell-spawn

On the other hand, there was option two: I could get myself unhexed without the assistance of either of the Palmer Wonder Twins It would require the Fabulous Casiitimate ally

Somewhere in a dark part of my mind, my father’s voice whispered to me that there was a third option, an option that was always an option I could claiht, and all the powers it included

You have but to ask

I sighed, pushing the thought away Okay, so it probably wasn’t a great idea to involve Lurine or Gus unless I was actually willing to let Erievous bodily harnizant of the fact that to do so would be inappropriate in my role as Hel’s liaison

So, decision o see Casimir"

"Are you sure?" She checked her phone "It’s only been about half an hour since you took theto work, then they’ll work But I don’t want to waste tio"

Luckily for me, the Sisters of Selene was only a block and a half away I still had to hold on to Jen’s arlasses as she steered ent locals on the sidewalks

"Hey, Miss Dais--" Casi me as we entered the shop "Holy Hecate! Girl, you look like seven miles of bad road"

I wished he’d lower his voice "I feel like it Cas, I need a favor I’ve been hexed Can you undo it?"

Casimir came out from behind the counter to lock the front door and turn the OPEN sign to CLOSED "I don’t know, sugar, but I’ll do my best Tell me all about it"

I filled him in on the details to the best of , lohistle when I finished

"Damn! Bitch has balls" There was a hint of ad personal of yours? Hair, nail clippings?"

"No," I said "I don’t think so"

"Are you sure?" he pressed "Maybe a few strands of hair caught in your boyfriend’s hairbrush? Pilloel?"

"I don’t know," I admitted "Maybe I did borrow his toothbrush But I don’t kno she’d know that"