Missy Makes Mayhem (Missy the Werecat Book 5) by P. G. Allison Read Free Book Online Page B

and extended her hand so Missy could shake hands with her.
    Missy giggled and said, “Well, I’m glad you’ve cleared that up.”  Remembering that Emily had told her she was from New York City, she added, “Are you active in the coven here in New York?  Or are you maybe only latent?”  She knew Eloise was not all that powerful, but she was experiencing very strong energy signals from Scott, Emily’s brother.  Scott was still staring at her as though she had two heads.
    Emily looked at Missy and asked, “Is this true?  You’re a witch ?  Really ?  How …?”
    Missy said, “Let’s go find somewhere we can sit down and visit.  You know … privately .”  She then led them off into another conference room area and over to a corner by the window, overlooking the Hudson River.  They all took seats and started over.  The conversation was indeed interesting.
    Eloise was active in the New York coven, one of its leaders, but she was not all that powerful a witch.  She was able to create small fireballs, light candles, do interesting things with her energy for creating light and fire which weren’t too fantastic, but that was about it.  She was not at all gifted the way Tracy was and, after hearing Missy explain about Tracy, she was very curious and hoped to meet her someday.  She had a friend in the coven who knew Millie … Millicent Pratt … one of the elder witches in Tracy’s coven in Texas.
    Missy said, “Have your friend check with Millie … she’ll vouch for both Tracy and me.  Millie actually helped a great deal with my learning some of my powers and abilities.  The coven in Texas is the only coven I’ve ever been with, but they’ve been great.”  Millie had been very special, mentoring and assisting her with being a witch.  And, after the latest events, the relationship was even more special.
    Missy had recently been down in Mexico, where she had initially started her search for Candace Axtell, General Blake’s niece.  Millie had been there, along with Oliver Bessom, as they both were finder witches who were trying to locate Candace.  They had a music box which was very special to Candace and thus provided them with a strong source for Candace’s unique energy.  Millie had been hospitalized after being inside a building which exploded.  They’d succeeded in finding where Candace had been held by her kidnappers for several days, following the residual energy she’d left behind, only to be present when the place blew up.
    Missy had not only healed Millie’s injuries but it had turned out Millie had a cancerous tumor and that had been completely healed by Missy’s rare ability as well.  Since the tumor was inoperable, that had indeed been a lifesaver.  From that, Missy had learned her healing energy would cause rejuvenation in others for whatever was needed.
    Scott, meanwhile, was very suspicious.  He did not like the idea that witches were at the academy.  Missy had explained how she and Tracy, her roommate, were the only ones.
    “What kind of witch did you say you were?  An earth witch?  We have earth witches in our coven but your energy feels very different from theirs.”  Without waiting for a reply, Scott continued with, “And, why don’t you have a coven?  How can you be from Salem, Massachusetts and not be in that coven?”
    Scott was a water witch and had quite a bit of power.  This had manifested when he reached puberty and, thanks to his grandmother, he had been assisted by the others in their coven ever since.  His being a witch was one of the reasons he had no interest in the military.  While he and his sister shared a family resemblance, they were far apart in how they viewed things and had very different goals in life.  That notwithstanding, he was very protective towards Emily.  He had never been happy about her decision to attend West Point and was now even less so.
    Emily rebuked him right away, saying, “Don’t be so suspicious, Scott!  Maybe