Cayto: hidden journals, #3

By Elle Klass

Cayto, a young man enjoying his last carefree summer before college, meets the woman of his dreams. Malina isn't any woman. She is feisty and spirited, sexy and rebellious. She is also a light witch with powers of goodness and healing. He is a night witch with the power to destroy. Despite magics on opposite playing fields they can't stay apart from each other and find their destinies intertwined.

Will fate be on their side, or will their differences divide them?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books by Elle, Inc.
• Release date: May 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781951017248

Elle Klass

Elle Klass is an award winning author. She currently lives in Florida with her family. To date she has written and published over sixteen books, in varying genre's including mystery, suspense, psychological thrillers, fantasy, sci-fi and contemporary fiction. When she's not writing she's spending time with family or friends, traveling, relaxing at home watching ghost and horror movies or listening to an audio book. To sign up for Elle's mailing list and get updates on new releases, events and giveaways: http://elleklass.weebly.com Subscribe on Patreon for access to exclusive material!  https://www.patreon.com/Elleklass

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Author’s Disclaimer

This book is entirely fictional. Any characters or events are purely figments of the author’s imagination. No zombies, bloodseekers, witches, shiftlings, wolves or humans were killed in the making of these books. Most of the cities and locations in the stories are real. No part of this publication, including photos taken by the author, may be reproduced, transmitted or redistributed either in its entirety or in part without the author’s express written consent.

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preface

The world peaceful and the magic balanced, the Slayers moved on with their lives. They finished high school, went to college, and started careers. By thirty they realized they weren’t aging. People were beginning to notice. It was time to leave their present lives. Mandy and the wolves went to Wolf Manor and she started an ecommerce store selling herbal remedies that she spelled with healing magic. Vicky traveled the world working as a freelance photographer and journalist. Opal and Rylan settled in his home country of Spain, in the mountains, where she took an interest in antiques. Lacey worked her way up in the fashion design world, started her own line, and designed on the move. Adrian wrote code and designed video games from home. Rodham and Alison started an online bookstore. It was her idea. The plan was to have a child when the business got off the ground but that didn’t happen; maybe fertility was impossible with their immortal bodies. They stayed hidden and kept themselves out of the public eye, but that grew old.

After Opal’s parents’ deaths they settled into her home in St. Augustine. With Opal’s interest in antiques, Alison’s in literature they opened an antique store—Relics in historical St. Augustine—and they blended into the mystery and paranormal shroud of the city.

St. Augustine had grown, but the historic area was still cryptic and filled with the same legends of the past as if it was molded in time. Alison was never able to remove the spell on Alistair and invited him to live with them. The others were a bit unnerved by someone they couldn’t see living with them, and maybe a boggart was a dangerous entity to have around. It turned out his curious nature discovered the secrets of the house. They were hidden in the walls and beneath the floor boards. This is one of the hidden journals he found.

chapter 1

The summer after high school graduation was a pinnacle moment in time. A turning point that changed the course of my life. Careless Whisper by George Michael brings the memories back as if I was still living in that moment.

In between permanent or semi=permanent homes we spent the summer in a small town. The house, with its large sinister peaks and round parlor and upstairs game room, was the place one expected shadows in the corners, monsters in the basement, and Hellraiser in the attic. In the tiny town of Aster, Georgia it was sorely out of place like the Addams Family surrounded by the Brady Bunch. Maybe we were the Addams Family.

I’d taken a job at the town nursery, only a couple blocks from the house. Working outside in the sweltering heat, my chest was covered in sweat. I walked behind the building and pulled my shirt off, stuffed part of it into my back pocket. The rest hung against my leg. Shaking a Marlboro from the pack, I lifted it to my mouth and flicked my finger.

A small flame balanced on the tip of my finger, which I used to light the cigarette and took a drag.

Got an extra? came a voice sweet as chocolate cheesecake. A girl, her long, black hair swinging in a ponytail stepped beside me and rested her back against the wall. She wore an Aster Grill uniform. It looked like something from the TV show Flo in light pink with turned up pointed sleeves and a collar low enough to get a glimpse of cleavage but not enough to dream of nipples.

I shook out another. When she brought it to her lips I gave her mine to light it since I didn’t have an actual lighter and showing her my witch powers wasn’t an option.

Thanks. She propped a foot against the wall as she took a drag. You must be new.

How’d you guess? Yes, it was a sarcastic answer.

When someone enters a town with 1,583 residents one notices. She chuckled. It was a stupid question. So what are you doing here? It’s not like this place is on a map.

She lifted the cigarette to her red, heart=shaped lips and ran a hand through her straight, dark bangs. They flopped back into place. Her high cheek bones, olive skin, and dark almond-shaped eyes gave away her Asian heritage. She was far too beautiful to be stuck in a town like this. I redirected my attention back to her question. My family. I’ll be in college in the fall. What about you?

I don’t plan on making a living from the diner like Jolene and Judy. Geez, that’s no future. Doing a conversation one-eighty her dark eyes brightened. What are you doing after work?

Thought I’d walk down to town hall and back to get a proper tour of the town.

She giggled. "You’ll have to make it past