JInxed: An Urban Fantasy: 1 (Wayward Mage)

Fitting in has never been in the cards. Not part of the hand Fate dealt me. My superpower is animals magical and otherwise. They adore me. Birds and insects too. Back when the Celts still roamed the Highlands I begged them to shed light on how I came to be since my power is unique.You can guess how well that went. Theyre a taciturn entitled lot. I didnt shed a single tear when they packed up and left Earth.Other mages dont care for me. They dont trust my one-of-a-kind magic. On my more generous days I dont blame them. For now I run a tiny private investigator shop in the Scottish Highlands. Mortals are quick to hire me because I always solve their problems. Using magic is cheating but theyll never find out.Most days its a delicate dance. If I get lucky no other mage has it in for me. But Im still stuck hanging onto enough of a glamour to fool mortals. Occasionally I want to pack it all in and vanish to...well to somewhere else.No one to blame but myself when my life skids off the rails.