"Do you like me?" I asked. "Do you really like me?"
Imogen nodded. Water gathered at the edges of her eyes. "Yeah," she whispered, in a voice pained enough to crack my heart.
"Then let's...go out, after this," I said. "We'll go on a date. We can figure this out together, and we can take one step at a time. Okay?"
Imogen nodded again. I took her hands in mine. 
Heartwood: Forbidden is the tale of the young, headstrong Ophelia stepping into a world of magic and witches. At first it seems like her greatest challenge will be finding her Familiar or drawing her Implement from a great tree, but then she runs into Imogen, daughter and heir to the Magnolia family, and learns very quickly that romance and magic probably shouldn't be allowed to mix. If Ophelia plays the game well, she might be able to get the girl and still end up on top. But Ophelia has never been good at following the rules... 
Heartwood: Forbidden is created by EOK Gifford-Smith, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Heartwood: Forbidden

I found some black leggings and a circle skirt that looked fairly clean and tucked a white button-down shirt in to give the look a more professional angle. I dragged a comb through my hair, made a mental note to research spells of detangling, and checked myself in the mirror. Femme and serious, definitely not someone who spent the night sleeping on the floor and the morning snuggled into some girl's boobs.


Imogen met me outside. She had traded her typical torn shirt and jeans for a high-waisted par of black pants and a light blue blouse. She still didn't wear a jacket, keeping it slung casually over her shoulder instead. I thought she looked like the high-powered boss in every secretary x supervisor smutty film I'd ever seen. I wisely kept this thought to myself.


Aurelia curled in between her witch's legs. Olezhka padded along behind me, making a frighteningly little amount of noise.


Chapter 25: A House Divided