The Witch Within by M.Z. Andrews

Author:M.Z. Andrews [Andrews, M.Z.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-10T05:00:00+00:00

“Are you sure you really have to run off so soon?” asked Elodie. She looked at her watch. “I wish you could stay a little longer and meet my daughter, Victoria. She should be back any minute. I know she’d love to meet you.”

When Reign emerged from Elodie’s backroom with his arm slung around Holly’s waist, but her walking on her own two feet, my heart lifted. I let out a sigh of relief. Oh, thank God. We needed to get out of there immediately, before Elodie’s daughter showed up, because the second Elodie had mentioned “the nasty Witch Squad,” the pieces had begun to fall into place, and I knew exactly who her daughter was.

Tori Decker. The girl that Sorceress Stone had expelled because of her lies and manipulations, and her involvement in framing Brittany Hobbs for the murder of our school lunch lady, Denise. Tori had been a horrible girl, causing nothing but trouble. Not only had she made solving Denise’s murder harder than it needed to be, but she’d also been the cause of numerous problems in my relationship with Hugh. Ultimately, those problems had resulted in our breakup. It didn’t shock me one bit that she’d gone home and blamed all of her problems on us.

I hitched my thumb over my shoulder and edged towards the exit. “Yeah, so sorry, Elodie. We really need to get going. Our friend’s little emergency has already derailed our plans for far too long. Come on, girls. Let’s get going.”

Alba led the pack towards the door. She was as completely aware of the sudden sense of urgency as I was. “Thanks a lot, Mrs. G. We, uh, really appreciate everything.”

“Anytime, girls, anytime. Oh, and sweetie, I sure hope you get to feeling better,” she said to Holly as Reign helped move her towards the door.

“Thanks, Elodie,” said Holly with a smile.

We’d all barely managed to file out the door when a silver car came tearing around the corner and screeched to a halt next to the old pickup. My heart dropped. Before she’d even gotten out of the vehicle, I knew who it was.

“Oh no,” breathed Alba.

“What?” asked Libby.

“It’s Tori Decker,” I said through a clenched jaw and tight lips.

“That girl that got expelled from the Institute at the beginning of the school year?” asked Cinder.

Libby shook her head in confusion. “Wait… is she—”

“Yup. Elodie’s daughter. We need to get outta here ASAP.”

Single-file, we turned stiffly down the sidewalk to head back in the direction that we’d come, but before we could get far, the car door opened.

“You have got to be kidding me!” screeched Tori Decker’s familiar voice. “I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. The Witch Squad is here? In Norwalk? What are you people doing in my mother’s shop?”

Alba turned around. Her face was beet red already. “You people?” She sneered. “You people? How dare you. You insignificant little fly.” She flicked her finger towards Tori, and the girl stumbled backwards on the sidewalk.

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