Spear of Destiny (Misadventures of Loren Book 1) by Ines Johnson

Author:Ines Johnson [Johnson, Ines]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944744106
Published: 2017-10-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

A group of twenty women filed out of the Tor. Their catwalk was pagan chic as long, tall wispy woman after lithe, statuesque svelte woman glided towards us. They were dressed in flowing robes that showcased their toned thighs. Their feet were sandaled in stylish silver and gold slippers. On their heads were crowns of leaves.

But they gave away their true century with their accessories, including a Rolex watch on one woman and a fitness tracker on another. One had a blue tooth in her ear. Around each of their necks, they wore a bluestone locket.

"Oh, hey," said a brunette with irises that matched the stone at her chest. "I remember you."

I remembered her too. Thalia used to strut down the hallways with Erwen and Ruith back at boarding school. I cringed, waiting for her to call out that cursed nickname.

"Loren, right?" Thalia aimed a genuine smile at me.

Thalia had always been nice where Erwen and Ruith seemed to like to watch others writhe in pain. But I'd always assumed Thalia's niceties were due to her, let's call it, airiness.

"It's so good to see you again, Loren. It's been forever."

Thalia opened her arms and took a step towards me. I stepped back as that cursed stone came in closer proximity to my skin. My gaze was fixed on it, not her. Thalia stopped, looking from her chest to mine.

"Oh, no, Loren. Don't tell me you're a witch?" She covered the stone on her chest with her hand. Her face contorted from welcome to somber, as though she'd just discovered I had a terminal illness. "I'm so sorry for you. And you were such a nice girl."

Yeah, she didn't know me very well. No one who knew me back then, or now, for that matter, would put my name and nice in the same sentence. But Thalia had always seen the world through a kaleidoscope perspective. Seeing it in colorful, fractal pieces.

As much as Gwin and Arthur had tried to conceal what we truly were when Erwen and Ruith came to town, I didn't think I could deny my true identity any longer. The effect their blue kryptonite had on me was visible. And there was the matter of appearing from thin air once Erwen had metaphorically popped Morgan's bubble.

"Don't worry, love," said Thalia. "We have a way to fix your little witch problem and make you all better."

"Better?" I asked, turning to Morgan.

I felt the tension running off Morgan. It soaked the humid air making the atmosphere dense and taut. Looking over, I also noted that the women had formed a circle around us. Looking out the corner of my eye, I no longer saw the golden mist of Morgan's cloaking spell. We were well and truly revealed. I also felt a heaviness in the pit of my stomach where Morgan had said the well of my magic lay. It was as though I was lugging around a fifty-pound dumbbell.

"The Banduri believe witches stole their power," said Morgan through gritted teeth.

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