Spells and Bananas by Joyee Flynn

Author:Joyee Flynn [Flynn, Joyee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2011-10-19T01:49:23+00:00

Spells and Bananas

63

“I knew they thought I was innocent of the sacrifices and black magic, but they thought, since I was so close in proximity to the magical influx of power those spells caused, that it had tainted me.

That and it could have made me much more powerful than most witches. They thought that I might seek retribution for my parents one day and they’d be helpless to stop me.”

“So they basically were trying to take you out of the picture on the chance you might want to do the same in the distant future? That doesn’t seem right.”

“No, it’s not, but each town or tribe back then had their own laws.

It wasn’t like I could call the police and tell them what was going on.

Hell, there wasn’t even a UPAC or Elders then.”

“Where did you run to?” I placed a few soft kisses on his hair and then temple to remind him I was right here with him and it was simply a memory.

“What’s now London,” he said with a sigh and rubbed his cheek against my naked chest. “I lived there for centuries, moving every decade to a different village so no one noticed I didn’t get any older.

It’s not like nowadays where people just think what they want and probably assume I’ve had cosmetic surgery since I’ve not aged and worked at the hospital for twenty-five years.

“And then after a few centuries, I’d accumulated enough wealth to build a house in a more reclusive part of the country. After some more time, I hooked up with a coven that was smaller and wasn’t a part of what happened to my parents.”

“At least you weren’t alone anymore,” I replied, hopeful his tale got better from here on out. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

“Yeah, but I wish I had been,” he whispered, and I felt my chest get wet from his tears. I wrapped both arms around him and tried to push all my strength into him since he seemed to need all the help he could get.

“What did they do to you?”

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