Chapter 69 | Be Careful

Penelope

Donovan looks at me with wide eyes when we hear Cora yell for me. His eyes dart back and forth and I think he's tempted to tell me not to go. But then she calls out, “I won’t ask again. Get in here!”

I scramble to my feet and rush into the other room where she is. She’s sitting on the couch and there’s sweat on her forehead and behind her is a foyer that wasn’t there before. My eyebrows furrow as I ask, “What’s going on?”

She looks back at me and says, “Magic, dear. You want a place to sleep and stay hidden, don’t you?”

I nod slowly as I say, “Yeah, I do.”

“I made that. It’s how I’ve made my whole home be the way that it is. But, I’m going to conceal yours and make that door look like a bookshelf. I don’t know how long the two of you can stay here. I don’t want to draw attention to myself, but… I can’t risk the two of you getting hurt.”

I nod, “Thank you, Cora.”

She shrugs her shoulders and says, “Go check back there and make sure it’s enough room for you.”

I smile softly as I