Ancestral Witches by Humphrey Quinn

Author:Humphrey Quinn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: teen paranormal romance, paranormal fantasy magic, witches and wizards, werewolves and shifters, urban fantasy romance, vampire romance, supernatural suspense
Publisher: Rachel Daigle
Published: 2019-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Melinda stationed herself on the top step of the front porch of the mansion.

Lucas soaked up the space right next to her.

He was not an empath, and had no gift in reading what others might be feeling, or needing, like his brother, but anyone looking at the woman sitting next to him would have guessed, breaking. Cut wide open with little chance of gluing herself back together.

He wished for some way to console her. Only a monster would feel no compassion, or their own heart breaking on her behalf. Lucas tried to get her talking, but each conversation went nowhere and ended fast.

What torture.

For all of them.

No matter his reflections on magic, this was torture.

Melinda’s half-dead gaze shifted between noises near the end of the driveway, and the screen of her phone.

Waiting. Dreading.

Waiting. Dreading.

Waiting for permission to break apart.

Dreading those long minutes after.

Unsure how she’d survive the hours that would follow. The months that would whirl by in a blur of memory. The years she’d refuse to move on or forget the vampire’s existence.

The hole already drilled through her heart, counting down for darkness to consume it.

Kick-butt witch, why bother?

Why did she think it would change anything? That she’d change?

Helpless and powerless was her lot in life.

Being alone. Watching people she loved, die, was becoming a hobby.

Warmth on her thigh. Melinda forced her gaze off the phone.

Lucas’ hand splayed across her leg, not because she’d been shaking it like she normally did when worked up. She was rather still. Almost as if she moved in any manner, even a deep breath, life would become unbearably real.

Lucas’ intent was to grab her attention. Keep her mind busy. Make sure she remembered to breathe. Pass some of his life-force to her, so she’d not fade into the darkness trying to claim her.

Melinda gave Lucas a noncommittal headshake that only meant she was there, with him, present in some form, but unable to speak, or think, or act, or anything else.

“How about, I talk, you listen.”

It wasn’t an option but a statement of what was about to happen. He hoped his voice would offer some solace, at the least, temporarily lull her into a false sense of security.

“I’ve decided to let Lizzy teach me stuff,” he started.

This isn’t how she expected him to start.

“I know, right. Anyway, I guess you’ll have to put up with me in your lessons. I’m not thrilled with my choice, far from it. But thinking over everything, I can’t say any of you are wrong. Or right. I suppose I have to accept learning magic, for now.”

Part of Melinda wanted to tell him to do whatever he wanted. That none of it really mattered. The other part of her fought that sentiment, because of course it mattered. And she still needed to learn if she was going to toughen up enough and get smart enough at the craft to help Courtney take out Stricker.

The best she could muster was a sympathetic frown.

He went on. “I think the final straw was this new gift of mine.

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