Excerpt
Blood stained my hands from the bubbling potion brewing before me. My coven members gathered to add the remaining ingredients into the onyx cauldron as I continued stirring. All of them were dressed in black, but no one was dressed as beautifully as Reya. The lace of her dress was delicate with a floral pattern. The lace dress I wore was a different fit, but the pattern was similar. Reya’s was more modest. It had a collar around the neck, while mine was cut in a deep V that exposed a little more skin than I was usually comfortable with.
“You two look almost like sisters,” Florence had said when she’d seen us. She had welcomed Reya into our coven with open arms in the weeks since I’d cursed Isaac. Mine were still firmly crossed against my chest. I needed Reya to prove her loyalty. Until that happened, I was expertly watching her every move.
“Lenna, can we talk?” Reya asked as she approached the cauldron and deposited her handful of crushed dandelions. The toad blood simmered at the addition.
“What about?” I asked dryly.
“The Moon Cave.” Her voice was hushed.
“I’ve got it under control,” I said as I stirred the deep-red liquid. Reya had left me a note in the leather jacket of hers that I had borrowed. It was supposed to be the location of the prophecy. Liam and I had spent hours searching for this so-called Moon Cave, neither one of us having any luck locating it. But I was not ready to throw in the towel and ask Reya for help. I had cursed Isaac to be awake only in daylight, when he’d have a difficult time ruling the vampires and coming after me. I knew it was a temporary solution, but it had bought us some time. I was confident that Liam and I would make a discovery soon. We had to.
“Lenna, let me help you,” Reya urged.
I looked at the dark-haired witch through my wary gaze. Her face, with its delicate features, was eager for my response.
“Do you know where it is?” I asked her, my tone flat. I didn’t expect her to answer.
“Not exactly—”
“Then I don’t see how you could be of any more help. I appreciate you telling me where to find the prophecy,” I said quietly. “But if you don’t know where it is now, and magic can’t seem to find it, then I don’t see what you can do.” I turned my gaze back down into the potion.
“I found it before. I can help you find it again.”
KATE SULLIVAN
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