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“Oh, yes Nana, I know,” she nodded emphatically. “Killing is not what good people do, and not what the Sìthiche Dubh does. What we are called to do is to carry out the sentence and judgement of the Goddess of War.”
“That is right, sweet girl. Remember to always follow the rules, always follow what is called for by the Morrígan, but most of all, always follow your heart. Because if something…”
“Doesn’t feel right then it probably isn’t.”
Touching the black opal set in the center of the platinum heart locket Nana had given her on her hundredth birthday, Alex whispered, “And it’s almost over. Guess I’m meant to spend eternity in the Heavens and not with my…”
“Come in,” Alex called out, as the knock on the door of the suite she was sharing with her sister stopped her meandering down Memory Lane.
“Are you decent?” the new owner of the bed and breakfast and one of her oldest friends, Maggie Sampson singsonged.
“No, but that’s never stopped you before,” she laughed out loud, walking into the waiting arms of the Alpha She-Wolf. Stepping back after they’d properly hugged, she pointed to her sister. “You remember Amy, right?”
“I do,” Maggie nodded, reaching out and shaking the younger Fairy’s outstretched hand. “It’s good to see you again.”
“You, too,” Amy beamed. Turning to Alex, she added, “I’m gonna go down and get some of those oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies I saw in the coffee shop case. You want anything?”
“No, I’m good,” Alex answered. “Get my wallet. There should be some cash in there.”
“Oh, don’t you dare,” Maggie pretended to frown. “Your money is no good here.”
“Oh, hell no,” the older Fairy objected. “You and Bonnie have the diner and now this place? Girl, you need to let me pay.”
“I just won’t hear of it,” Maggie baulked. “Y’all are family and family doesn’t pay. Ya’ here me?”
“Yes, ma’am,” Alex chuckled, giving her longtime friend a mock salute. “Whatever you say, ma’am.”
“And don’t you forget it,” Maggie laughed. Winking at Amy, she instructed, “Now, you go on down there and get anything your little heart desires. Tell Freda, that’s the girl behind the counter, that you’re gettin’ the family discount.”
As soon as the door had clicked shut, Maggie motioned to the couch. “Let’s sit down and catch up. It’s been a month of Sundays since you last came this way.”
“Yeah, I know,” Alex admitted, following the She-Wolf. “It’s just…”
“Your work takes you out of town a lot,” Maggie finished her sentence. “Yeah, I know. I’ve been hearing that for… What has it been now, fifty years? Seventy-five?”
“Girl, we’ve known each other for over a century,” Alex chuckled, knowing where her friend was going and trying to head her off at the pass. “And neither one of us looks older than thirty.”
“Thirty? The hell you say,” Maggie pretended to be irritated. “I don’t look a day over twenty-one. Just ask anybody. They’ll tell you.”
“I’m sure they will,” Alex laughed out loud. “’Cause they know if they don’t agree, you might just kick their ass.”
“Oh, hell no, they know for sure that I would kick their ass.”
Chuckling along with the She-Wolf, Alex nodded, “And your twin sister and I would be there to hide the bodies, lie about your alibi and swear it was the truth.”
“You know it.” Giving a single nod, Maggie worked hard to keep a straight face as she added, “I always said being friends with the Morrígan’s Assassin would come in handy someday.”
Finger to her lips, Alex shushed, “You know you and Bonnie are the only people besides my family who know my secret identity.”
“You’re so cool,” the She Wolf whispered, patting Alex on the leg. “It’s like havin’ a bestie who’s a superhero. Alex MacAskill by day,Sìthiche Dubhby night.”
“Yeah, right, that’s what it’s like,” she sighed, trying with all her might not to sound sarcastic.
“No, seriously, it is, and Bonnie and I are honored it was us you chose to tell. I mean, you could’ve picked anybody to be the only people outside your Frolick to be there for you.”
“Aww, there was nobody else I ever would’ve chosen. Heck, I went almost nine hundred years without anUrram Eile– Honored Other in Gaelic, but you know that.”
“I do,” Maggie nodded. “Granny made sure we knew the old language. She always said it might come in handy one day, then there you were.”
