Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer

Author:E. Latimer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2019-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

When they pulled up in front of the low fence that hemmed in the forest, the parking lot was empty. “This is it.”

Dayna slid out, banging the door shut behind her. A patchwork quilt of sunbeams filtered through the trees, painting them both in patterns of dappled light as Dayna followed Meiner down the uneven dirt trail. In the partial shade the morning air was biting, and she pulled her fingers into the sleeves of her sweater. Neither of the girls spoke as they walked, listening to the sounds of the birds in the trees above them. Dayna felt jumpy, her pulse picking up with every crackle of underbrush.

When the trail was wide enough, Meiner slowed, falling into step with her. “There’s no one here. No cars, no footprints. Try to relax.”

Dayna gave her a brief look and then glanced back down at the path, stepping over a thick root. Every part of the forest reminded her of the vision. Her nerves felt like bowstrings stretched tight, ready to break at every rustle in the bushes.

Just walking the path was bringing it all back. The distant, dreamlike memories that couldn’t possibly be hers. The feeling of holding the book. The connection she’d felt to the horned woman, like she’d known her from somewhere.

All impossible.

“Wait, I remember this. It’s just ahead.” Meiner quickened her pace, and Dayna had to hurry to keep up with her long-legged stride.

“I don’t see— Whoa.”

When they came around the bend, it was not Cernunnos who waited for them.

There was nothing dreamlike about the forest anymore. Dayna was totally and completely in the here and now as they stepped into the small sunlit clearing in the woods.

Dayna breathed in deeply, suddenly hyperaware of the birdsong in the trees above them, the smell of pine, the wind rushing past her. It was all so real.

And so was the moss-covered tumble of stones set in the center of a cluster of oak trees.

The temple was here.

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