Chapter 11Katie was a tall woman with straight blonde hair that seemed to turn more red than gold under the light of the cafe in Niagara. She was trans, as her profile outlined right away, and she was also pagan as Di found out after exchanging a few emails back and forth. She was one of the few trans women who had responded when she’d messaged her, and didn’t seem to go radio silent after Di mentioned the books she was reading, be they about trans history or moon spells. In spite of how charming and funny Katie had been in their messages back and forth, and the excitement that bubbled up in Di as she parked Barb’s car in the cafe’s parking lot, she sighed when she stepped into the place and saw Katie in a window booth.
It wasn’t her. This was not the mystery woman from the creek, despite
