Witch's Heart by Valia Lind

Author:Valia Lind [Lind, Valia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-20T16:00:00+00:00

I have so many questions, I'm not even sure where to start.

Mama knew exactly the type of sickness that overtook the two customers at the cafe, but how could she? I felt the magic draining out of me the moment I went searching for the decease, but how is that possible? And what is the White Plague?

"Here you go," Miss Myla places an old book in front of me, her face crestfallen.

"Do you know about the White Plague?" I ask, before she can move away. She inhales sharply, placing a hand over her heart, as her eyes fill up with tears.

"All the information we have is in that book," she replies, "But what I do know is the devastation the sickness brings."

With that, she turns and leaves Nolan and me sitting at the table, looking after here.

"Why won't she tell us more?" Nolan asks, turning back to face me.

"I'm not sure," I reply, "It's something that's always been the case. She can bring us books, but the information she can actually tell us is very limited."

But it doesn't diminish the fact that she's distraught and that is evident. Nolan and I haven't talked about what happened at the cafe, and I honestly don't know where to start. Every day we seem to be met with new challenges. I'm not sure how much of it I can actually handle.

"Hey," Nolan is once again there to break through my self-deprecating thoughts, turning my attention back to him. "Let's see what we can learn."

He points to the book in front of me and I'm grateful for his calm presence, now more than ever. He's done this since the moment I met him. I give him a quick smile, before reaching for the book. The moment my fingers touch the leather a rush of magic courses through me, starting at my fingertips.

"You okay?" Nolan asks, leaning closer to peer at my face.

"There's magic here. Old magic." I reply, before I flip open the book. The feeling intensifies, mesmerizing me as I stare at the elegant script on the page.

"Whose handwriting is that?" Nolan asks, as I leaf through the entries. There is a lot of information here. It speaks about the history of the town, and the medical history of its residents. Records that date back for centuries. There are diagrams and tables, and sketches. It's like an encyclopedia of all the diseases our town has ever known.

"I think it's my great great grandmother," I whisper, running my finger over the handwriting. I can feel my family's magic calling out to me from the pages. This is my heritage.

"That's amazing," Nolan's voice has taken on the same tone of reverence that I'm feeling. Sure, I've read old texts before. But nothing that belonged to my blood. Not like this.

"I've never seen it before. I didn't even know it existed."

Why haven't Mama ever shown this to me? I've been training to take her place since I was fifteen years old. Even before then, my sister and I have always known our roles and we've been preparing for them.

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