Chapter 76

As we entered Perpetual Pours, Gran put a pleasantly cool hand on my arm. "I always thought your middle name was Paige, dear."

I opened my mouth to answer but saw the coffee shop was more crowded than I'd originally thought. At the very end of the long counter sat someone with long black hair.

As long and black as Cass's hair.

She let it cover her face, a black coat similar to the three Rudio brothers' hiding the rest of her. Could it be Cass? Was she not a rat at all but really a cold-blooded murderer?

"I thought it was Paige," Gran said expectantly. She, Mrs. Salmon, and Belle were already heading to the other end of the counter while I was doing my gawking.

"Huh?" I pulled out my phone to check the time. 11:54. Five more minutes until we were to be murdered. Six more minutes until the town's witches existed as rats forever.

Gran smiled, waving to the empty red stool next to her. "You said your middle name was Thirsty a little big ago."