Page 112 of A Witch in Notting Hill

Before we lost the moment, I turned to Vera and chanted the spell one more time.

Time turner, turn back time.

Reverse this spell that was not mine.

Undo the damage

I have done

And take us back to square one.

And just like last summer, in a flash of light and a swirl of smoke, a woman stood before me.

“Good god, must that be so aggressive?” She coughed a few times and brushed dust from her clothes, shaking out her shoulders and pushing her hair from her eyes.

“Holy shit,” I cried. “I’ve done it! Vera, you’re back!”

“Indeed I am.” She smiled. “Well done, Willow.”

I sank to my knees, unable to believe I’d actually done it. That after the last six months, the uncertainty, the stress, the heartache, the challenges, the victories, the growth, the roller coaster, I’d really done it.

And Oliver wasright.

“You must be Oliver,” Vera said, extending her hand. Thin, manicured fingers instead of a paw.

“Pleasure,” he said, giving her hand a firm shake.

I couldn’t believe this scene. Even as it unfolded before me, I couldn’t believe it was actually happening. Couldn’t believe I’d done something right. Not until Oliver lowered himself to the floor in front of me and grabbed me by the shoulders.

“You’ve done it.” He smiled, and every nerve ending in my body lit up.

“Is now the time you sayI told you so?” I asked, wiping a happy tear from my eye.

“No, Willow,” he said. “Now’s the time I say I love you.”

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