The Blood That Binds: A Suspenseful Urban Fantasy for Magic Fans (Twisted Book 4) by Jo Ho

Author:Jo Ho [Ho, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Hunger made them call it a day.

As they went back to BU where Cassie had decided to treat them to takeout, Marley had been plagued with questions that had entered her mind ever since Eve had suggested that their ancestors were tried as witches.

Their research had shown just how many people had been accused of being witches and murdered. In a majority of the cases it simply hadn’t been true. Which could mean that their ancestors had been innocent and weren’t witches either. On the other hand, as they had personally experienced, magical powers weren’t restricted only to witches. Demons had them as well…

A shudder went through her as she considered that maybe their powers descended from much darker beginnings.

Then there was the fact that her ancestor, Mary — if Helena’s spell was correct — was likely to be White. She didn’t know why she hadn’t considered that before, though it was probably because she didn't really identify with her Asian side. Her mom had left when she was just a kid. Marley felt detached from her, the part of her that was Asian. She identified with being Caucasian, so it hadn't struck her until now that if her ancestor was one of the last witches who were killed in Salem, that would mean her powers came from her dad's side.

Which threw all sorts of problems into the mix.

Her dad hated talking about his family, to the point where Marley literally knew nothing about them. Whenever she asked, he always clammed up, changing the subject until she learned to leave that conversation alone. Well, she had no choice now. She’d have to find out about them, even if it made him uncomfortable.

And it would. It wasn’t only his family issues that would be a barrier, Paul was also super religious. He attended church on the weekend — had done so all her life — and helped out with whatever they needed, be it Sunday classes or summer bakes. Any mention of witchy goings-on would be sacrilegious to him, even if she could raise that particular topic with him. He already thought she was crazy; she didn’t need to add more fuel to that fire.

They had arrived back at the school a while ago, but Marley hadn’t joined the others at the dorm, instead taking the short walk to the history block where her dad kept his office. Having been here once before, she knew her way around immediately. She’d always had a great sense of direction. If she'd been to a place once, she could usually find it again. It was an uncanny knack that she'd always had, but now Marley wondered if there was more to it than that. Maybe it was part of her powers?

A couple of students passed by, having finished with their professors. When Marley reached Paul’s office, she saw with disappointment that the door was closed, the lights off. Still, on the off chance that he could be there, Marley wrapped her knuckles on the door.

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