CHAPTER 1

Maeve Spelman.

I kept running even if my legs were soar and I was out of breath. I turned to look behind

me and they were still there chasing me like wild animals and bloodsuking demons.

I wanted to give up and let the demons do to me as they wish. I knew they wanted to kill me. Just then when I'm about to give in to my fate, I see her. I see my mother staring at me with her arms wide open waiting for me to run into them. But that's not possible because she's dead. I knew what would happen next and before I could stop it. The monster came from behind her and plunged her heart out of her chest.

I freeze.

I looked around me to find that all the monsters were gone. My feets lead me to our house. I didn't even have the courage to look at my mother in her own pool of blood.

"Dad! Maisie!" I call out to my father and sister. Maybe I could save them before it got to them too.

I hear quiet sobs and I turn to the kitchen and found a six years old version of myself hiding in the kitchen cupboard with fear and horror in her eyes. I follow her eyes and I see them. It was too late. Both My Father and Twin sister were lying in their own pool of blood.

I fell on my knees. It was over.

I lost everything and everyone.

I felt someone's presence behind me and I slowly turned around. I found myself staring at a Pale Handsome man with hazel eyes and a long thick black hair. He stared down at me with an emotion in his eyes that I couldn't recognize. He had me mesmerised and I

couldn't look away....I didn't want to.

"You're safe with me." He tells me in a deep voice. Soon I'm in his arms and I felt his breath against the bare skin of my neck showering me with kisses.

Soon we were wrapped up in each other sharing a passionate kiss. We weren't in My house anymore, I

don't know where we were anymore but I didn't care as long as he was with me.

He handled me with so much care and made wonderful Love to me.

"Stay with me" He tells me playing with my silver white hair.

"I want to but I

don't think I can." I tell him softly with my eyes closed while enjoying the feel of his fingers in my hair. Soon I feel his present fade away.

I jerk awake sitting up on my bed breathing heavily. I sigh realizing it was only a dream.

"You were having a sex dream." Katie says startling me. Katie is my cousin. We both lost our parents at a young age. Well I lost my entire family while Katie lost her Mother. Her Father abandoned them when he found out Katie's mother was a witch.

Katie and I have been inseparable. We do everything together. We're basically sisters.

I push my messy hair out of my face. "Shit! How many times do I have to tell you to stay out of my room." I mutter tiredly.

She hops on to my bed. "Stop deviating. You were having a sex dream. Who was it? Lemme guess-

"You're not guessing anything. It was a nightmare." I tell her.

"A nightmare that made you moan so loudly." She teased.

I roll my eyes. "Now that we're back in Cress Heights the dreams are back too. This place is cursed." I mutter.

We left Cress Heights Six years ago after Katie and I graduated High school. Before that I used to have these dreams over and over again. It always ended the same way. He always comes to me at the end. Katie and grandma know I have nightmares about My parents and sister's deaths but no one else knows about The Man who makes love to me in my dreams.

Once we left Cress Heights the dreams stopped. Once in a while I had the nightmares but He never came to me at the end.

We only came back here because I signed a Horror film contract with Voltage production but I didn't know they were going to be shooting at Cress heights. Which now that I think about it makes sense because the town is fucking creepy.

As a Witch you'd think I'd be used to all these craziness but I'm not.

"Then we'll just do a spell to block your subconscious." Katie says with a shrug and I glare at her.

"That's not an option. You know what Granny said about that." I tell her. I did think about it before but Granny warned us about it. Blocking my Subconscious was dangerous. I could die in my sleep. I have no idea why Katie would even suggest that.

"Sorry for suggesting that. I forget the side effects sometimes." She says and I nod. I watch her get out of bed.

"I'll just have to live with it like I've done since I was Six." I mutter more to myself than her but she heard me anyways.

Somehow I know I am connected to the man from my dream. I believe he's real. Maybe he's a warlock and that's how he managed to get in my head.

"Let's go down for breakfast. Grandma made pancakes and waffles." She rants excitedly.

"More like magic-ed it." I mutter.

"It doesn't matter as long as her special syrups is there." She singsongs skipping out of the room like a four years old.

I roll my eyes getting out of bed. I threw on a robe over my flimsy silk nightgown. I trudge into my bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and paste from it's place by the sink. Using my telekinesis I brushed my teeth while going through my social media to see what People had to say about the horror film I'm starring in.

Everyone was excited especially about the fact I'm starring in it. Though I wasn't quite excited. It feels like everytime I try to leave all of this behind. My past, The deaths, The Coven, Cress Heights. They all managed to find their way back.

Now we're back, Grandma would most definitely want to get Katie and I initiated into the coven. Katie might be excited about it but I'm not. I like to work alone. I don't want to follow rules nor having to worry about the consequence of my actions. Sure it's safer to have a Coven, when trouble comes your coven is there to have your back but I do not want to be a part of a coven. Maybe not yet.

Since i was back here. I might as well seize the opportunity to find out who the man from my dream is and what he wants with me.

"Took you long enough to get down." I hear Grandma say from where she was standing by the kitchen counter. I took a seat beside Katie letting Grandma pile my plate with food.

I hate being in this kitchen. In this house. The very same house My family was killed. Sure it looks like I'm completely over their deaths and I am. But that doesn't mean I don't want to find the damn demon that killed them and take my revenge. But I've learnt to leave the past in the past.

I ate silently listening to Granny and Katie chatter away like they don't talk to each other every day. Once we had settled in LA the plan was to get granny to come live with us and leave this crazy town behind but she didn't want to leave. Sometimes I feel she blames herself for what happened to My family and My Aunt Teresa, Katie's mother.

Maybe that's why she doesn't want to leave this house nor the town because she wants to be closer to them.

"So what's your schedule for today?" Katie asked me while Granny watched me expectantly. For a grandmother she didn't quite look like one. I don't know how long she has lived but I know it was for a long time but because she's part of a coven she now ages very slowly. That's one of the perks of having a coven.

"Um...filming doesn't start till tonight. Since the first scene starts with-

"No!" Katie squeals. "I don't want you spoiling the movie for me." She says and I shake my head.

The Film is based off a Horror novel; BEFORE DARK.

Katie already read the book. She's a basic nerd which is understandable since she's a Writer. I only read it well tried to when Voltage brought the contract to me.

"Haven't you already read the book?" I question. I push my empty plate forward then wrapped my finger around my glass of milk.

"Yeah but I still don't want you spoiling the movie for me." She says with a shrug. I roll my eyes.

"I don't like the idea of you working at night." Granny says. I meet her worried look.

Everyone in Cress Heights knows not to stay out after dark because you never know what could be lurking in the dark. There have been cases of missing people especially young girls. When I was a young witch, I was determined to be a demon hunter. Basically every Witch is a demon hunter but now, I'm in the real world. Where you have to work hard and make money. I don't want to grab the attention of any supernatural being.

"Don't worry. I'll be safe besides you put a protection spell on us." I assure her. Katie nods tugging at her top to show Granny the talismanic symbol on her chest. Just above her left breast. I had one too but underneath my breast. It was only visible to the supernatural eyes.

Granny nods. "Ok. I'll have Devon watch over you from the shadows in case you and your crew get attacked."

I freeze. Did she just say Devon. As in Devon Sanders, my witch academy sweet heart. Katie and I went to both Witch Academy and Normal High school. You don't get into college by getting As' in a Magic school.

"There's no need for that. Katie will come with if I need any help." I say gripping my glass nervously.

Before I left Cress Heights six years ago, Devon and I were in what I believe is Love. But we were both faraway from each other and I guess it was natural for us to fall out of Love besides we didn't try hard enough to keep it going.

"No no no. Katie is coming with me. We're going to Witch council." Grandma says clearing the dishes while Katie helps wash them. I just sat there watching them like a big pile of nothing.

Thing is as a celebrity, I'm now used to people doing things for me. I try not to be a bitch sometimes.

"But why does she have to come with you?" I whine.

I said try.

"The blood moon is in Five days which means it's initiation night. You, Katie and other young witches are going to be initiated into a coven."

I open my mouth to protest but she puts her hand up.

"I do not want anymore of your Excuses Meave. You'll get initiated in five days time and that's that."

I don't bother say anything else. I knew a day would come and I wouldn't be able escape the initiation and that day was in five days. The blood moon. It isn't necessary to be initiated during the blood moon but Witches believe that if you're initiated that night then you'll be more powerful. But I think that's bullshit.

I was left alone at home once Granny left to Witch Council with Katie. I started studying the scripts but then got tired and ended up exploring the house. I was there when My parents and Sister died. Sometimes I have this feeling inside of me like something is missing but I guess every twin gets that feeling when they lose their other half.

When I lost Maisie it felt like I lost a part of me which I did. She was my fucking twin! My half! So I was bound to feel that way.

I found myself in the attic. I remember Mother used to study and create new spells up here. The whole place is filled with all her witchy stuff. I let myself go through the shelves. I stumbled across A book. Looked like a diary. Opening it I discovered it was my Grandma's personal diary. Filled with Spells she created turns out she was performing black magic. I thought black magic was forbidden in Witch court?

Now I know were I get My rebellious attitude. Definitely from mother's side of the family.

Crash!

I'm startled by a crash making me drop the old diary and it's pages scattered around the floor. I quickly go on my knee to pick them up. That's when I come across a binding spell. Not just any bounding spell but a Power binding spell made especially for Me since it was my name written at the top. Seeing as it's granny's spell book. Why on earth would she want to bind my powers but then I look closely and I see that it's not a witch binding spell but a different binding spell, like a demon or vampire spell. Maybe even both.

I'm still in shock from my discovery that I almost forget about the crash.

I quickly arrange the papers back into the book but instead of putting it back in it's place I kept it. Placing it between my armpit.

I get in defense mood heading downstairs trying not to make noise. I scan the living room from my spot at the top of the stairs. I hear footsteps from behind me.

"Meave?"

I spun around attacking the intruder. As a Witch of time and space I had some tricks up my sleeves. I use my telekinesis to send some kind of force into his body squeezing his organs from the inside.

They scream and struggle to pull the hood off their head. I'm surprised to see Devon. He hadn't changed at all. He still looked as handsome as ever.

"Devon?"

He struggles to speak and I realise I still had a hold on him so I release him rushing towards him. He coughs out blood gripping the railing of the stairs.

"I'm so sorry." I apologize helping him into my bedroom.

He chuckles. "You're stronger than I remember." His voice is husky and unusually deep which is kind of sexy.

I meet his beautiful green eyes and I struggle not to get drowned in them.

"I missed you." He mutters. I slowly look away not knowing how to reply to that.

I quickly give him space as he sits on my bed.

"En luge in lucem sanando dolor turbaretur." I mutter casting a healing spell on him.

He sighs wiping the blood from his nose.

"All better?"

He nods. "All good."

"What are you doing here?" I ask going to my backpack to place grandma's spell book inside.

"I'm suppose to be protecting you." He says with a shrug.

"I don't need anyone saving me." I mutter watching him fall back into my untidy bed.

He chuckles. "Clearly you don't." I let out a small awkward laugh. I suddenly felt exposed seeing as I haven't taken my bath yet and I'm still in my rose gold silk nightgown and coverall.

"I never thought you'd come back." He admits.

"I didn't want to." I tell him truthfully.

He scoffs. "I'm not surprised seeing as you were living the dream. You're rich and famous." He said it with so much bitterness that I was sensing some negative feelings.

"Ok..." I draw. Folding my arms across my chest.

"I'm sensing some grudge."

He sits up meeting my grey eyes. "You left me Meave."

I shake my head. "I didn't leave you. We just stopped talking."

"No. We talked over the phone. I even astral projected myself to see you. It was going fine and then suddenly you stopped picking my calls not replying my messages. I tried astral projection but it seemed you lost your crystal." I hadn't even realised how close he is to me now.

I couldn't even deny any of his accusations. I changed my phone and sim so no one in my past could contact me. As for the astral crystal, mine broke so I couldn't contact him.

I should tell him all this but I couldn't because deep down I didn't want to get sucked up in all this drama. Vack in Witch academy I remember how inferior I felt every time because he was the best Warlock and I could barely cast a simple wish spell. I kept failing and I didn't even know why. Everyone questioned my relationship with Devon

They kept telling me how I wasn't good enough for him and that he deserved someone better.

Once I graduated normal high school I left town immediately. My acting career took off almost immediately and I just got caught up in the real world.

Sure I trained myself and discovered new powers like I could stop a person's heart from beating for about 30 seconds before restarting it but I only did all of that because I was trying to prove to grandma that I was independent and I didn't need a coven. I don't even understand why she's so adamant on Katie and I joining the coven.

"I'm sorry Devon but I'm here now." I tell him taking his hand in mine.

He shakes his head. "And what happens when you're done filming? Are you going to leave again?"

I don't know. I had no idea why I want to string him along knowing that once this was over I'd be gone.

"I'm with Beatrice now." He tells me.

"Oh." Is all I can say letting go of his hand. "I..." I start to say but trail off not knowing what else to say.

Beatrice was one of the top witches in The Academy. Everyone always thought Devon was better off with Beatrice. I guess they were right because now they're together.

"I should get ready. I need to be at the filming sight in an hour." I tell him. "You should let yourself out. I don't need protection."

I say before leaving him heading to the bathroom.

By the time I came out of the bathroom, Devon was gone and Katie was back. She couldn't stop ranting about how the Academy had changed alot and I told her about Devon's visit but didn't say anything about the spell book.

It was my little secret.