Eye of the Coven by Larissa Ladd

Author:Larissa Ladd
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing
Published: 2014-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

The moving van was there earlier than I’d expected but, I was ready for them. I don’t think they had ever caught a witch off guard. I could hear them rumbling down the street miles away, and in the time it had taken them to get to my apartment building I had done another three boxes.

Maybe it was because I liked doing things faster, or maybe it was because of the argument I had just had with Marlena; either way I was fidgety.

The faded green van was almost loaded with the stuff I had decided to keep. I had gotten rid of the rest of it slowly, giving some of it away, pawning a lot of it, and dumping the rest. It felt good to break away, even if it meant I was scaling down. I liked it. Still, they needed quite a big van to come and pick up everything that was left.

Marlena strolled into the building when they were carrying the last of the stuff out. She was wearing simple slacks, a top I had seen on her a million times, and her hair was tied up for a change. Her hair was never red like mine, and it hadn’t changed over the years. It had stayed a dirty blond, and her eyes had remained a pale blue. Between the two of us, she was the one who looked like our mother. My father said so often. I was the one who had gotten the power. No one had said that but it wasn’t hard to guess.

She looked around like she had every business being there. Her hands were in in her pants pockets and I was wary.

“It looks like you’re coming along well,” she said with a casual sniff, “it’s strange to see the place empty.”

I shrugged.

“It is strange, I guess. I haven’t really thought about it. I’m looking forward to the new place more, anyway.”

“So,” she said, her hands still in her pockets, “where is it that you’re moving to again? I can't remember.”

“That’s because I never said.”

She nodded, her mouth open to say ‘ah’ but she didn’t make a sound. I knew what she was waiting for.

“I know why you’re here, Lena,” I said, breaking the stupid casual front she was trying so hard to maintain,“ and there are way too many witnesses. You know that. We’re not like vampires, we can’t erase memories.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Besides, we’re alone now, aren’t we? It’s not like those moving men could do anything, anyway.”

She seemed calm and casual still, but her eyes had changed. They had become focused, darting around the room, and the atmosphere had become strained; it hurt in a lot of ways.

“It’s not my fault, you know,” I whispered, and she nodded.

“I know, but it’s not like you’re planning on doing anything about it. And that’s what gets to me.”

She said it with the same calm voice but the change in her eyes and the atmosphere had set me on guard.

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