Cupid Gone Wild

Love Potion 2-14

by Pepper O'Neal

White witch Kole Trillion has a successful business, customers who swear by her potions and spells. Unfortunately, she also has the bad luck to fall in love with a man who doesn't believe in magic, Police Detective Gage Corwin.

Excerpt: Official Report

Subject 1: Gage Corwin, Detective, Morro Bay Police Department
Subject 2: Kole Trillion, white witch and owner of Trillion’s Magic Closet

“MOST UNLIKELY COUPLE” ASSIGNMENT

In my opinion, these subjects were perfect for this assignment. They made a “most unlikely couple” because Kole Trillion was Detective Gage Corwin’s prime suspect in a fraud case. He accused her of being a con artist and fleecing the customers of her shop. He absolutely refused to believe she was really a witch. And a good witch? Not a chance!
To be honest, at first I only focused on them because Trillion issued me a challenge—not that she realized it—and I’ve never been able to resist a dare. Though on second thought, I probably would’ve targeted them eventually, because Corwin was such a hardass.

Humans! What a joke they are. They think just because they live in what they call the “twenty-first century,” it’s acceptable to be cynical and scientifically minded. They
don’t even believe in magic anymore. So when I got the chance for a little payback on Corwin—well, what was I supposed to do?

I didn’t shoot Trillion. I didn’t need to. The silly little fool was already half in love with Corwin. Poor thing. I also didn’t shoot Corwin at first. I figured that in order to ensure I won the promotion, I should prove that Corwin and Trillion wouldn’t have connected on their own.
However, when he laughed at Cupids, well—as they say in the twenty-first century—all bets were off. Served him right, too. Didn’t believe in Love. Hah! I guess I showed him.