Tessa’s POV“How is that possible?” Patty asked, staring at Esme like she had grown an extra head. “Are you saying Lucias had been controlling us this entire time?”“Yes,” Esme said, folding her arms across her chest as she fell deep into thought. “That’s exactly what I’m saying.”“But how??”“I don’t have all the answers. But it’s the only thing that makes sense,” Esme said.“He’s not strong enough to pull something like that off,” she said, shaking her head at the very thought.“He must have had some help then,” Esme said. “I’m not sure how he did it. But how else could you explain this memory loss?”“I don’t know…” Patty admitted, her eyes filling with even more tears as she thought about it. Then her eyes shifted to Derek and some of the other younger members. “Some of you weren’t even here during the war. What do you remember?”“Most of us didn’t have a coven and Lucias recruited us,” Derek explained. “He told me that his coven would take me in without any questions asked. I was
Tessa’s POVWe spent most of the evening helping the coven pack. We decided to deal with the house later, but as of right now, none of them felt comfortable staying in this home when they couldn’t remember what had happened in it for the last decade. I couldn’t blame them; I wouldn’t want to stay here either.Joseph and I agreed to let them stay with us until we can find a more permanent arrangement for them. We are hoping to find an even better house for the coven close to our residence. As far as a Coven leader goes, we aren’t quite sure who’s going to take over that role just yet. But so far, most of them are looking to me for answers, even Patty who is just as distraught as the rest of them.Joseph called an overnight moving company that should be at the house soon and they will take all of the bigger items to a storage unit Joseph purchased in the city. Everyone was instructed to pack their smaller items in suitcases and boxes, which would go to our house for the time being.“We
Tessa’s POVOnce we got to the house, I helped everyone bring their stuff inside, Joseph went to deal with the moving truck and the storage unit. Hannah’s mouth fell open when she saw the size of the house and then she looked at me.“You live here?” She asked, surprised.I nodded.“I told Joseph it was too much. But I guess it worked out good now, right?”“Can we pick our own rooms?” Amy asked as we walked inside.“Sure, there’s plenty of them. Some of you might need to double up though. You can’t have my and Joseph’s room. That’s the first door to the right. Each room has its own bathroom. The attack is also finished if one of you wants to stay in there. There’s a staircase to it and everything. Same with the basement. The basement is kind of like its own apartment with a couple of rooms.”“I’ll live in the basement,” Cole said and then he looked at Bennet. “Want to be my roommate down there?”“Absolutely,” Bennet said.“Remember, this is only temporary, you guys. We are going to be
Tessa’s POV“Tessa?” I heard my name but everything was so foggy, I wasn’t sure if I was hearing correctly or not. “What’s wrong, babe?”I definitely heard it that time and when the strong and warm arms wrapped around me, I immediately started to calm. But I still felt so clouded and confused by everything. Joseph’s hand went up and down my back soothingly and I found myself leaning into him, basking in the warmth and comfort that he provided.“I…” I started to say but then froze for a moment.“What is it?” He asked in the most soothing tone. “What happened?”I shook my head as tears threatened to spill before wiping my eyes on the back of my sleeve.“I have to call my dad,” I finally blurted as I reached into my pocket to grab my phone.“Your dad?” He asked, confused. “Why? What’s going on?”I turned to look at Joseph.“I think he might be in trouble,” I admitted.His brows pinched together but before he could say anything, my father’s voice was on the other end of the phone. I hadn’
Tessa’s POV“He just hung up on us…” I whispered, staring up at Joseph. “How could he not even listen to what we were saying? How could he accuse me of lying?”“I think Penny might have done something to him,” Joseph said without hesitation. “Maybe a spell or something…”“She’s not a witch though,” I said, shaking my head at the thought. “She wouldn’t even be able to get into the house if she was. My mother put a spell on the house that only witches from her bloodline could enter.”“Then, Penny got a hold of magic or something,” Joseph said, trying to come up with any excuse to back up my claim.“You believe me,” I whispered; it wasn’t a question but he looked at me funny and then tightened his hold around my body.“Of course, I believe you,” he said, kissing the side of my head gently. “I’ll always believe you.”I smiled into his chest; it was so good to have him in my life.“What are we going to do if Penny really is dangerous?” I asked, tears filling in my eyes again.“Well, your f
Tessa’s POVI only slept a few hours before I was woken by a commotion downstairs. My eyes flew open, and I saw that Joseph wasn’t in bed. When I groggily sat up and squinted, trying to adjust my eyes to the darkness surrounding my room, seeming as Joseph closed the blinds and curtains so tightly there was no chance of sunlight leaking through, I saw that the bathroom light was on and the shower was running.I knew Joseph must have been taking a shower.Still very naked from our passionate lovemaking before passing out for the day, I grabbed Joseph’s shirt off the ground and threw it over my head. It was big enough to cover my body; I loved wearing his clothes. I felt comfy and safe in them.I didn’t bother with anything else. I grabbed my phone off the nightstand to look at the time. It was a little past 1 in the afternoon. I also saw that I had a new text message from Megan. I swiped my finger across my phone to open the message.Megan: I expect you in the office first thing tomorro
Tessa’s POV“There’s a chance she might be…” Anna admitted, much to my dismay. I sucked in a sharp breath as I stared at her, not able to comprehend what she was saying.“Why do you think she could be Eevee?” Joseph asked.“She disappeared after the war,” Anna said, biting her lower lip. “But I had a prophecy a long time ago about her, and I think Benji freaked out and that’s why he stole Alison.”“You aren’t making any sense, Anna,” Joseph said, shaking his head. “What are you talking about?”“What do you guys know about the 3 prophets of the goddess?” Anna went on to ask, ignoring Joseph’s question.“I know you’re one of them,” Joseph surprised me by answering.“The three prophets of the goddess?” I asked, raising my brows at them. “What does that mean? The Goddess has three personal prophets?”Anna nodded.“The prophet of death,” she explained. “This prophet sees only death and destruction. Once the prophet of death has a vision, there’s no changing the outcome. It’s set in stone.
Tessa’s POVI didn’t like having to leave home for the day to go to work knowing I had the entire coven staying at my house. But Esmeralda assured me that she and Patty had everything handled so I had to trust her. If I didn’t show up for work today, I would definitely get fired. Besides, Joseph was coming to my work today to act as part of Joseph Evergreen, the famous and mysterious author and professor.I’m supposed to act like I don’t know him.Per usual, Ashley gave me attitude as soon as she saw me. Her eyes flickered up and down my body and she gave me a scowl as I walked by her.“Didn’t think you were actually going to show up today,” she said, folding her arms across her chest. “Megan wasn’t too happy that you bailed on your duties yesterday.”“I worked from home yesterday,” I assured her.“You better have progressed with that interview,” Ashley sneered. “Megan does not like inconsistent work. This isn’t the same as the online magazine. We have structure here and we expect eve