Charm of Power: Yverwood Witches

By Amara Lynn

Addison Walker has one job: to catch whatever witch his boss tells him to.

 

Though lately, Addison questions whether the witches he's bringing in are really guilty of anything. Then he encounters Gabby, a rather garrulous witch, who offersto help him catch his target in exchange for three dates, of all things. For lack of a better plan, Addison agrees. It's Gabby's fault he lost the target, after all.

 

Gabby challenges everything he's been told about witches, and Addison begins to question his line of work even further. He will have to make a choice: do his job and turn in his target, or let the witch go free and become cursed for going against his blood binding job contract.

 

Charm of Power is a 5k word short story that takes place in the Yverwood universe, telling the story of Addison before he came to Yverwood. It's a contemporary fantasy with fake dating and a male/trans male pairing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amara Lynn
• Release date: Oct 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223089230

Amara Lynn

Amara Lynn has always been a quiet daydreamer. Coming up with characters and worlds since childhood, Amara eventually found an outlet in writing. Amara loves anything to do with pirates, villains and superheroes, angels and demons. They were born and raised in the Midwest USA, where they remain stuck with their spouse and two cats. They love to write about soft monsters and cryptids, grumpy enbies, and forever will be weak for the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one trope. When not writing, they are usually watching anime, playing games, and obsessing over their out of control music playlists.

Book preview

Charm of Power

Amara Lynn

LISTEN TO ME, ADS, Gram says sternly over the phone.

I listen, even though I hate when he calls me Ads. I have no other choice but to listen. Literally. I'm bound by a blood contract, for better or worse.

Lately, I think it's the latter. This deal's gettin' worse and worse all the time.

I’m listening.

Find that witch, and make it fast. The longer you take, the more people get hurt, you hear me?

I hear ya. I hang up.

I'm not even sure what I'm doing is right anymore. But I'm bound by the contract to catch and turn in the witches Gram orders me to. He gave me the job after we started dating, but it's like he's a whole different person when it comes to work. I'm not sure which version of Gram is the real one.

The particular witch in question, Carnella, has been dealing some charmed drugs with unpredictable effects. Two people are in a coma because of her. Gram's right about this one at least. The longer it takes to find her, the more people get hurt.

Better than the last job. I'm still not sure if I believe she did the awful things Gram claimed. When I brought her in, her face tear stained, she'd begged to go free, insisting she was innocent.

There are no innocent witches, Gram had said and had her taken away.

I think that was the turning point, the moment I started questioning Gram's judgment.