Chapter Fifteen
Lola stopped, pulling her hand from Puca’s grasp. As she came to a stop and looked up at him, “I said I was coming back home soon, what are you doing?”
“Getting you out of danger.” Puca turned to look at Lola. Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes shone in the sunlight.
“I wasn’t in any danger.” Lola said as she glared up at him, “Erik is my friend.”
Puca held up his hands showing her the healing scorched skin, “There is something in there that isn’t safe.”
Lola stepped closer, taking his burnt hand in her own so she could study his palm, “Don’t be ridiculous, why are you hurt? And why do you think there is something in the store that’s dangerous?”
“Iron, it was on all of the doors. The windows too, even the bells.” Puca said, watching the wisp of purple h
