Dark Spell by Danielle Rose

Author:Danielle Rose [Rose, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642631722
Publisher: Waterhouse Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The forest is dark, the night silent. The witches welcome me back with open arms, as if I returned to them willingly. They act as though all is forgiven, but how can I ignore my flesh being ripped apart by those I literally died to protect?

I barely remember the girl I used to be—the one who pleaded with a vampire to save her soul because she was terrified of witnessing the destruction of her coven. I never imagined my world would fall apart at the hands of those same witches.

I worry the gaping wound in my chest, where the vampire once resided, will never close. The void, the midnight abyss in my heart that I yearn to fill, is a constant reminder of what I have lost. And I lost everything at the hands of my mother. She was supposed to protect me, to shield me from the evil in this world. Instead, she broke the laws of nature. The spell she cast is eating away at her insides, and I wonder if I should warn her. We are linked now, forever bonded and eternally inseparable. Her fate is my doom as well.

I glance at her, and she smiles at me. She shows no signs, but I know that energy is there, inside of her, stealing her sanity bit by bit. I imagine she does not have much left to give.

“Come, mija,” Mamá says. “Let’s go home.”

Her words wash over me, ensuring compliance. The link formed between us controls me. An invisible force, it twines around my independence like a spring, tightening firmly and smothering any chance I have at freedom. I do not even bother fighting it anymore.

With my head down, I trudge forward, my legs heavy, navigating heaping mounds of snow blanketing our small village. I sink into its depths, desperate to escape my life—the very one I was frightened to lose many moons ago.

I am in captivity…yet again. I have to remind myself that this is different. Malik knew we needed more time, but I knew Will had none to give. This was our compromise. Imprisonment.

The witches are talking to each other, everyone ignoring me—alarmingly so. Am I not their prisoner? I imagine running away, escaping and hiding behind a tree. They are all so focused on celebrating their supposed win, they are not even watching me. I glance at the women who dared challenge the vampires. They are all so…confident. I envy them. There once was a time I would face even the most formidable opponents. Now, I can barely navigate the woods at night without losing my breath.

The witches are not watching me, but I feel eyes on my back. When I glance over my shoulder, I see nothing but darkness. I squint, noticing only the dark shadow of a distant silhouette. Maybe Malik is there, watching, protecting. Or maybe it is just my imagination. The witches are not the only ones who can play cruel tricks.

I hear his voice in my mind, reminding me to remain calm, to stay compliant.

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