Her Mind Games: A Dark and Erotic Paranormal Romance by Dunning Rachel

Author:Dunning, Rachel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: suspense, mystery, dark fantasy, witches, demons, psychics, new adult
Publisher: Rachel Dunning

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In the parlor, Shira lay defeated on the two-seater, the back of her hand on her forehead.

Standing at the entrance, I said, “We don’t need demons to take us apart, do we?”

She shook her head.

“We do it ourselves,” I said.

She just lay there.

“You’ve tried before, haven’t you?” I asked.

Quietly, she said, “For other reasons, yes. I tried to form a coven. Witches are more powerful when they are together. It’s why these women can use powers in my house. If they were alone here, the walls I have up would stop them exercising those powers. But I am always here. And...you are, too.” She sat up, leaned her elbows on her knees, shoulders drooped. “Sit,” she said, and gestured to the seat across the table. “Crystal, I believe in you. Power is not how much lightning you can muster or the size of the earthquake you can generate. It’s not getting into someone’s head or building inner worlds that people can walk into. These are skills, not power. You can do all those things, I know it. And they will come to you.

“I’ve known since you arrived that you are tremendously powerful. None of these women have ever been able to manifest their strengths within the walls of this home. It is you that brings this about in them. When you are in the presence of another witch, you expand her own powers. And me—I’m also no weakling. So you and I combined are a force to be reckoned with.

“They sense it. Witches are distrustful. It is in our nature. And we have never been able to form a group, to agree. So now that you come along, they are afraid.

“The demons suck our power and turn us into will-less creatures of darkness only because that seed is already inside us. It is the seed of our own destruction.

“I wanted to unite witches when I was younger, wanted to bring us all together and make people aware of the magic, that it exists. I wanted to form organizations, bring us out of the closet. Heck, even sports contests, but instead of tennis we’d be flinging lightning bolts across a chasm. Dreams. Dreams. Idealistic dreams. I’m talking like I was nineteen myself again.

“It all failed.

“Lavoya and Karolyna and Talya were the three I got closest to. We ate each other up. Feuds were formed. Old bitternesses come up every time we see each other. I was the most powerful of the three and they ganged up on me. I never have the three of them here at the same time. And the walls I have up prevent them from entering unless they are invited.

“I fell...” She wiped her nose. “Get me a brandy, would you?” I got up and fetched the brandy, poured her a glass. “I fell in love with Talya, but the relationship became difficult. Too much inner conniving inside us. Too much witch inside us. I decided I would not get involved with another witch. I went for a human.

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