Andrew woke up refreshed and ready for the day. Like he'd discussed with Emily the night before, he was likely to be out all day. At first he was reluctant to leave her alone because he wasn't sure she'd fully recovered from the call, but she assured him and insisted that he should go. He would have wanted to take her with him, if not for the fact that he couldn't take her back to the coven with him, especially after she disapproved of his going there. Emily was still sleeping soundly beside him as he quietly excused himself from the bed. She looked so peaceful that it seemed as if disrupting her sleep was a sin. He considered giving her a quick kiss but he didn't want to wake her up. He'd barely entered the bathroom when he haeard her murmur something then fall back to sleep. Unconsciously a smile spread across his lips. He shook his head at her silliness, then caught a glance of his smiling face in the mirror. It surprised him because before Emily, he could not remember smiling
After breakfast, Andrew hopped into his car, drove it as far away from the guest house as possible then doubled back to his territory. He would have loved to shift so he could shorten his journey to and fro and get back to Emily as soon as possible but here couldn't because he didn't trust the witches in the unwelcoming coven. They could attack him at his weakest moment, which was when he was shifting. So he sped through the forest to the boundary where they had encountered the bear the last time. Suspiciously, he didn't encounter any threats or feel unwelcome.Three witches waited for him as he arrived. He skidded to a stop and relaxed on a tree, trying to look as informal and harmless as possible."Resilient Alpha, we knew you'd be back. You're as stubborn and mule-headed as your kind. So blinded by your determination that you cannot see what's before you. Luckily it wouldn't slip away, it belongs to you." They recited, then bowed in greeting.Andrew furrowed his brows in confusi
After Andrew left, Emily quickly cleaned up the kitchen and their bedrooms and then, delved deep into the world of magic. She stayed reading her father's work and trying out every single thing she read. After so many tries, she came to understand how strength and power came from her mind. It was because like werewolves and fae she was pure magic. She even learned that she could heal herself with ease. But the more she read, she realized that it wasn't easy to unlearn what she'd been previously taught in the coven about powers only working when the spells and potions were said and cast correctly and perfectly. They made it look hard.The more she read, the more realized how unprepared she was. She sighed, wishing that Jacqueline was there to coach her. There was still a lot that she hadn't grasped. Suddenly a thought entered her head. Since you need the guidance of experienced witches. Why don't you check out the coven closest to you?Emily rejected the idea at first but as the mor
Meanwhile, when Andrew got to his meeting point with brown. He had so many questions. He'd been so certain that the Moon Witch was hidden within Scarlet coven, if not why had it been glowing in his safe?He sneaked a peek at it and it was still dead.The witches had also been mysterious and evasive. They recited things that gave him a headache and brought him confusion instead of the clarity he sought. Anyways I'm going back and I'm not leaving until they tell me what I need to know.Brown was already waiting when he arrived. "Did you come in your car?" Brown asked.Narrowing his eyes, Andrew nodded and gestured to where he'd left it parked."Let's go. I'll tell you when we're on the road." Brown said, heading towards the car."To where?" Andrew followed, intrigued."Let's get out of Lakewood first.""Okay, spill." Andrew huffed, driving into a roadside restaurant that was miles away from Lakewood. They'd driven in silence and the farther he got from Lakewood, the coven, and Emily,
Rushing out of the building, Andrew ran into his car, drove to where he and Brown were supposed to meet, picked him up, and sped all the way back to Lakewood. His plan was to finish his business with the Scarlet coven and return to Emily before sundown. As he drove, his frustration increased. He was partly sure that he would've gotten back to Scarlet faster if he shifted and ran with the winds. But he didn't know or understand why his wolf resisted the idea.Meanwhile, Emily had gotten enough lessons for the day and was now going back with promises to come back after seeking out the sorcerer and destroying him. Her time with the four masters Amelia had left her with, was so impactful that she felt more alive and self-aware than she had ever been. She knew that she wasn't there yet in terms of being experienced, but at least she was confident enough to face the sorcerer.Dusk was already falling when she crossed Scarlet's border and she hastened back to the house, hoping that Andrew ha
The more he tried to unravel the mystery of Emily's disappearance the more strange it became. Andrew cracked his head as he tried to solve the puzzle that was Emily's disappearance.From her scent, he guessed that she must've left that evening. He wondered if the voice called her again.To further complicate matters, the chief witch's words kept resounding in his head. 'She had never stepped foot in Scarlet until today….'... She came to ask for help…. '... You need to do more thinking and less action… '... Ask yourself questions about the people surrounding you… ' … Ponder on all the events that have happened since you stepped into Lakewood… 'Andrew shook his head, to shake her voice off. He walked round the house trying to find where her scent was most concentrated so he could begin his search for her.He was still at the threshold of her door when he sensed the enthralling aura of magic. He paused and furrowed his brows.Did it mean that the sorcerer had used magic to lure
Emily chuckled,"Not this witch." She growled, breaking out from his chains and standing on her feet.Lerman snarled,"I see the little one's got some tricks up her sleeves eh? Perks of working with Elrold right?" Lerman sneered, pushing his hands forward.Emily swiftly dodged the incoming force that was supposed to hit her and used her telekinesis to grab his leg and fling him into a pile of rubble.Lerman groaned, but was back on his feet,"You're feisty, I L.."Emily didn't let him finish, she raised her hands and clawed her fingers, putting him in a chokehold.A force slammed into Emily's cheeks, throwing her to the side and making her splutter out blood.Annoyed, she rubbed her cheeks. "Knives." She growled and a whirring sound was heard as thousands of knives flew toward him, slashing and plunging into the sorcerer's vital organs.He fell to the ground bleeding.Emily gingerly got to her feet and sauntered to where he lay groaning out in pain. "You're evil." She screamed, kick
Emily blinked as her eyes adjusted to the amount of sunlight streaming in through the windows.She inhaled deeply, enjoying the clean hospital smell that filtered into her nostrils. "Ahh thank goodness I survived," she muttered, knowing that she was in Elrold's emergency hospital that was situated deep within the building. She'd been there just once, when Samantha was showing her around and had fallen in love with it. As she tried stretching on the uncomfortable bed, the handle to the door of her ward twisted open and Jacqueline crept in. Emily grinned, extremely happy to see her friend looking well and alive. She raised her body and threw her legs down, and Jacqueline squealed giddily then rushed and engulfed her in a bear hug.They remained stuck like that for a while before Jacqueline finally spoke."We thought you didn't make it." Jacqueline sobbed. "Damn I was so heartbroken. I swore to tear the sorcerer apart with my bare hands."Emily patted her back, feeling emotional."I