Morgana manned the front desk of her shop while Dani stocked the shelves. It felt good to know that Vivi was in the back room to take care of the ritual. There was no way one witch could keep the whole thing going for twenty-four hours. This way, Morgana could stay rested and keep the main room of the shop open for business.
At that moment, the jingling of a bell alerted Morgana to some of that business walking into the shop. She recognized one of the girls as Skyler Bentley. Well, Skyler (formerly Stella) wasn't exactly a girl, having recently come out as female-leaning non-binary and preferring shi/hir pronouns even in hir human form. The other girl was a curvy girl with frizzy ginger hair. Morgana had never seen this second girl before, but she guessed this was a new member of Selena Lyall's werehyena pack. It suddenly occurred to Morgana that this newest werehyena was covered in bandages. What's the story behind THAT?! she wondered.
"Hi, Skyler!" Dani chirped. "How's pack life going?"
"Pretty good," Skyler responded, giving Dani's feline ears a playful ruffling. "This is Hannah Dershowitz. Do you know her?"
"Sí, little," Dani answered. "We share an English class, but she's muy silente."
"She's also our pack's newest omega," said Skyler. "We're actually dating now, if you can believe it."
The slightly feline witch apprentice chuckled. "¡Caramba! Never would've thought rich, bitchy Stella Bentley would go out with a frizzy-haired nerd like Hannah."
"Stella Bentley is dead, long live Skyler!" the beta werehyena laughed. "This is the new, chill me. Mom may want me to be a creep like her, but I am so done with her shit."
Dani's ears twitched in shock as she noticed that Hannah's arms were bandaged under her T-shirt. "¡Dios mío! Hannah, you're covered in bandages! Are you herido?"
"Don't get panicky," Hannah responded. "It's just a sex thing that... got a little out of hand."
"That's actually why we're here," Skyler added. "Seeing how scars make people ask questions." Shi led hir girlfriend over to Morgana. "Hey there, Morgana. As you can see, we have a little problem."
"I heard," Morgana nodded. "I understand you got a little too kinky?"
"Yeah," Skyler answered, blushing. "Turns out that Hannah's a huge masochist. She wanted me to mark her with my claws while we fucked. Oh, sorry. Do you mind cursing?"
"Only if you do it excessively," Morgana answered.
"Got it," said Skyler. "Now, the scars normally wouldn't be a problem. It actually really turns Hannah on to see the marks on her skin that I put there. Her parents'll be another story, though. When the see the upper half of Hannah's body covered in scars, they'll wanna know how she got hurt."
"I guess I could always lie," said Hannah, "but I'd rather not have to."
"I see your problem," Morgana mused. She walked over to a shelf. "Don't worry, I have some very powerful healing salves in stock."
Hannah flinched. "No! Uhh... I mean... if it's all the same to you, I'd rather keep my scars. I... I sorta love them."
"I always try to refrain from judging my customers' fetishes," said Morgana. "The logical solution to your dilemma would be a glamour to conceal your scars from ordinary humans or a geis to make them think you've had them for years. Which would you like?"
"I'd personally like a geis so I can proudly display Skyler's marks to the whole world... but it's not an omega's place to make decisions. I'll let Skyler choose."
"Thanks, Hannah," Skyler smiled. "I'm really not comfortable with letting humans see your scars. It's not like they'd even understand the significance unless we told them, and we are not doing that." Shi turned to face Morgana. "We'll take a glamour, please. Just like the one hiding Dani's cat features."
Morgana nodded. "I'll have it cast by the time you get home. That'll be twenty-seven dollars and ninety-nine cents, please."
Skyler paid with a smile. "That's pocket change to me. Here you go. Thanks!"
Morgana counted the money as Skyler and Hannah left the shop. "It's good to be out of the back room for a while, Dani."
"I bet," Dani agreed. "Hey, I've noticed you've been calling me 'Dani' instead of 'Daniela' lately. What inspired you to switch over to mi apodo all of a sudden?"
Morgana smiled warmly. "I've seen the way my Vivi looks at you. You're becoming family, Dani. You'll likely be my daughter-in-law someday. Why be formal?"
Dani smiled back. "Thanks, Morgana. I consider you guys mi familia, too. You and my old coven mates."
"You plan on introducing them to Vivi anytime soon?" Morgana asked.
Dani bit her lip, wondering what her other girlfriend Taylor would think of Vivi Faye and vice versa. "I hope so, Morgana. I'm just waiting for the right moment."
"Don't wait too long," said Morgana. "I'm sure they'll love each other."