Tag: The Aftertaste Remains
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CHAPTER 06: THE FANGQUISITION
The Queen of the Hollow Moon sent an official notice. The Undead Residency Inspection would be held in 48 hours. Cedar Grove was officially…
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CHAPTER 01: RESTING PECULIAR
Jo never liked taking shortcuts through the cemetery. It wasn’t from fear. She’d mopped up demon goo and stared down espresso summoning rituals. It…
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CHAPTER 02: CRYPTIC COMMUNICATIONS
Jo had never considered voicemail to be a supernatural hazard until she found the dusty answering machine buried in Harmony Café’s old storage closet.…
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CHAPTER 03: BLOOD MOON BINGO
Every full moon, Cedar Grove’s vampires gather for the event of the month, Blood Moon Bingo. The prize was eternal bragging rights and a…
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CHAPTER 04: UNEARTHED & UNTAMED
When Matteo announced the café expansion project, Jo imagined longer lines, more espresso, and hopefully less magical disasters. She wasn’t prepared for when the…
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CHAPTER 05: WAKE & BAKE
Jo had thought mornings at Harmony Café were unpredictable but nothing prepared her for the breakfast curse. It started innocently enough with Matteo experimenting…
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CHAPTER 06: LAST CALL AT DAWN
The sun was barely a promise on the horizon as Cedar Grove braced for what everyone called The Final Brew. After weeks of spectral…
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CHAPTER 01: STEEP PRICE OF SILENCE
Harmony Café hadn’t opened yet, but the air already smelled like secrets and burnt cinnamon. Jo stood in the back pantry, staring at a…
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CHAPTER 02: POLLY WANTS A SECRET
The land line phone in Harmony Café hadn’t worked in years. Which made it extra concerning when it started ringing at exactly 3:33 a.m.…
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CHAPTER 03: STEEPED IN SILENCE
The well was older than the town. Definitely had to be older than all the curses in the world and maybe even older than…
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CHAPTER 04: OOLONG LOST SISTERHOOD
Harmony Café’s back storage room had always been strange, but lately, it felt watched. Jo noticed it when the tea canisters started rearranging themselves.…
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CHAPTER 05: THE BREW BASH PACT
Standing in the Harmony Café, Jo was surrounded by chaos in mason jars. Frothing spells, mood changing syrups, and one disgruntled espresso spoon that…
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CHAPTER 06: LOOSE LIPS SINK SIPS
Harmony Café’s tea shelf was alphabetized, lightly enchanted, and quiet until a new blend appeared. Jo didn’t recall ordering it, Mira didn’t remember creating…
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CHAPTER 07: THE STEEPENING
It started with a silence so sharp it cracked a ceramic mug. Jo was halfway through morning setup when every sound in Harmony Café…
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CHAPTER 08: WHISPERS IN THE LEAVES
The leaves were whispering. Not rustling or blowing in the breeze. Whispering. Jo could hear them murmuring through the herb jars, rustling around the…
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CHAPTER 09: POLLY’S PARLOR OF PARTIAL TRUTHS
Polly did not live in the graveyard. That would’ve been too obvious. Instead, Cedar Grove’s resident telegraph ghost had set up shop in the…
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CHAPTER 10: THE STEEPENING
Jo stared at the small box of tea sitting on the Harmony Café counter. It was illuminated by the gentle hum of the espresso…
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CHAPTER 11: THE SIP THAT SPOKE TOO LOUD
The moment Jo reopened Harmony Café after The Steepening, the air was different. Not thicker or darker. Louder. The espresso machine whistled in Morse…