Ashes: Witches of Whitley Bay Book 2 by Katherine Heason

Author:Katherine Heason [Heason, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K M Heason
Published: 2020-07-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16: Brody’s parents

The man released his embrace. “Brody,” he said, almost laughing. “That’ll take some to get used to. You’ll always be Donny to us.” He was referring to Brody’s real name; Donovan. Brody had changed it when he came here, as a way of hiding from witches who wanted him and his power. The same ones who’d supposedly killed his parents.

“You’re alive?” Lillith said, more to confirm it to herself than to ask the question.

The woman, Mrs Parker, turned to Lillith. “Yes,” she said, then turned back to Brody and ruffled his hair.

“Where’ve you been? How are you just…here?” Lillith asked. So many questions were flying through her head.

Tristan had been holding Lillith’s hand. He let go of it, now, and stood up. “You’re the lady who woke me up,” he said, before Mrs Parker could answer Lillith’s question.

Mrs Parker smiled toward Tristan. “And I’m pleased to see your memory returned.”

Tristan shook his head in bewilderment. “Thanks to Uma.”

“Ah, she was always a good doctor.”

Lillith stared at Tristan. This was the woman who’d awoken him. Brody’s mother? She turned and gazed at Brody’s mam. “We thought you were dead, and if not dead, captured,” Lillith said. “But you’ve been free?”

Mrs Parker turned her head and rested her eyes on Lillith. Her smile faded, and was replaced by a serious expression. “We’ve been in hiding. Hardly free.”

Lillith didn’t want to be confrontational, but that wasn’t a good enough answer. They left Brody to fend for himself for years. They let him think they were dead, and they let him rot in captivity. They awoke Tristan from a sleeping spell, without really knowing what they were doing. It was lucky that Uma was such a good doctor, otherwise he might have lost his memory altogether. What kind of people were they? Lillith looked down to hide her anger.

“Come in, and sit down. I’ll put the kettle on,” Uma said, ushering her guests into the sitting room.

Lillith breathed in, and sat back down. She squeezed Tristan’s hand, but didn’t look up, knowing her expression would give away the contempt she was feeling. She felt Tristan squeeze her hand back, and smiled, calming down a little.

Mrs Parker spoke again. “I’m sure you have lots of questions, and we’ll answer them all.”

Lillith looked up, and saw Mrs Parker with her arms around Brody. He looked happy. Her sentence had been directed at him, but Lillith saw it as an opportunity. “Why don’t you start at the beginning?” she said. Her tone was harsher than she’d expected.

Mrs Parker glared at Lillith. “And where’s that, Lillith?” she spat. “Is that where we were run off the road, because we wouldn’t let them use Donny’s power? Or the day it all happened, when we cast the spell and ended up adopting Donny? Or further back than that, the day that you attacked those girls, which started this whole thing in the first place?”

Lillith froze. What girls? Uma had said something about putting someone in hospital when Lilly was at school.

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