The Darkness Within by Kelly Hashway

Author:Kelly Hashway
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Published: 2015-04-07T04:00:00+00:00

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MY eyes fluttered open. I felt like a Mack Truck had run me down. I moaned and propped myself up on my elbows. Ethan was about twenty feet away, lying in a crumpled heap. I rolled onto all fours, feeling the pain of every move, and pulled myself over to him. “Ethan.” My voice was weak and hoarse. Someone groaned, but I didn’t look back. I had to get to Ethan. I had to make sure he was okay.

“Sam?” Shannon called.

“Check Dylan.” I grabbed Ethan’s shoulder and gently shook him. “Ethan, can you hear me?” I brushed the grass and dirt off the side of his face. “Ethan.” Panic gripped my heart and lungs. I didn’t know what kind of magic it was that had hit us or what it had done to Ethan. I gently lifted his head, noticing the cut near his temple. “Shannon!”

She rushed to me. “What? Is he hurt?”

“He’s bleeding. He must have hit his head on something.”

“Like that.” Shannon pointed to a sharp rock sticking out of the ground.

“Can you help me heal him?”

She bent down next to me. Healing took a lot of energy. She held her hand over the gash on Ethan’s head. I placed my hand right on it, careful not to hurt him further. I wasn’t scared of a little blood, especially not Ethan’s. We both focused our magic on healing Ethan’s head. I felt the cut closing under my fingers, and I knew the magic was extending deeper, healing any damage we couldn’t see. Ethan stirred, and Shannon pulled away. I lowered my hand and touched his chest, holding him back so he didn’t try to get up too quickly.

“What was that?” His voice was hoarse, but otherwise he seemed okay.

“I don’t know, but take it easy, okay?” I looked back at Dylan. He was sitting up, but he looked a little dazed. “You all right?”

“Working on it.” His eyes closed as he focused on healing his injuries. Finally, he stood. “Broken wrist. I’m okay now.”

Even though I’d just helped heal Ethan and watched Dylan heal himself, I couldn’t get over the extent of our powers. Forget modern medicine. Being a witch was a thousand times better.

I helped Ethan sit up. “We healed your head, but are you hurt anywhere else?”

“No. I’m okay. A little freaked by whatever that thing was that attacked us.”

“Do you think it was Mirabella? Was she blocking us, fighting back?” My eyes traveled the coven, searching for theories.

Shannon shrugged. “Your guess is as good as mine.”

Great, so we were basically clueless, and we hadn’t located Mirabella. “What now? Do we try again?”

“No way.” Ethan stood up. I kept my hand on him, making sure he was steady on his feet. “Sam, I’m not going to break. You can relax.”

Shannon and Dylan turned away, pretending to check out the merry-go-round for clues about what that green burst of magic was and where it had come from, but I knew they were trying to avoid the awkwardness of the situation between Ethan and me.

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