Inherited Magic by Jennifer Mccullah

Author:Jennifer Mccullah [Mccullah, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-03-13T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

By the time dawn approached, Allison was less willing to believe there was anyone waiting on them. She convinced herself that no one was hiding among the trees. It was daylight and there were many cars on the road, potential witnesses. Besides, they had waited all evening and never saw the first person.

“We should move now, while it’s daylight,” Allison said. “We’ll change the tire and be moving before those guys can do anything, if they’re even still out there.”

“They are. As soon as we step a foot out of this camper they’ll see us,” Cain said.

“These are humans, right? Can’t we just fight back? It’s not like they’re immortal.”

“No, they’re not immortal, but they are trained, ruthless, and they possess many magical abilities.”

Allison sighed. There had to be something to do, some way out of this situation. She stared at the trees, looking for some sign of movement. Nothing.

“We can’t just sit here,” she said, frustrated.

“I know,” Ruby said, “but we need a good plan before we do anything.”

“What if we drive on the flat? Not far, just to the next town, we could change the tire there and they would never know we left.”

“That is a good idea, but we could warp the rim and most garages don’t just have RV rims lying around. We would have to order a new one and wait for it to arrive.”

“If Allison is magic, isn’t there something she could do? Yesterday while she was asleep you said physical manipulation is a gift some people with strong magic possess.”

“Right. Some do possess this ability,” Cain said.

“What if she sealed the hole up with her mind? That would fall into the realm of physical manipulation. Could she do that?” Vinnie asked.

“I don’t think I have that type of ability, do I?” Allison asked her grandmother, remembering how she willed the pool ball to move last weekend.

“If I had trained you from the time you were little, maybe you could have,” she said.

“So, why didn’t you train me?”

“The BC senses magic. If I had nurtured those abilities at an early age, they would have found you sooner. I wanted to keep you safe for as long as I could.”

“So how did they find me now?”

“The same reason you began having visions, you turned sixteen. It is an old rite of passage in our family. Sixteen is the age in which children become adults. Their physical and spiritual maturation is supposed to be complete by this milestone. At this time, all their magical powers come to the surface. You are supposed to learn everything about your family history and magic during your adolescence. Your childhood is the time set aside to learn about different herbs, potions and incantations. It is when your family elders are supposed to prepare you, so that you can receive and utilize your gifts at sixteen.”

Allison felt heat rise in her face. She knew her grandmother wanted the best for her, but now she was in this situation unprepared. If Ruby had done the right thing while she was growing up, everything would be so much different.

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