Chapter 10
Wes had been gone for most of the day, and I was seriously dragging by the time five o’clock rolled around. When he’d come to my office at ten o’clock that morning, he’d made sure I’d have plenty of magic and energy to get me through the day. The couch in the corner that had once been just for catching catnaps was now one of my favorite pieces of furniture ever. But because I’d been riding on the high he’d left me with, I hadn’t been careful about how much magic I burned.
When Wes didn’t show up at my office by a quarter after, I went in search of him. He’d promised to be back at five, and since I hadn’t gotten a note telling me he would be late—he was good about letting me know that—I figured he just got held up and would be along shortly. It would be easier to leave from his
