mcnamaras_ghost_pdf1 by Mcnamara's Ghost

Author:Mcnamara's Ghost [Ghost, Mcnamara's]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T17:20:58.617000+00:00

MCNAMARA’S GHOST

Sam stared at her and shook his head. “No. What you’re thinking is ridiculous. You can’t cross over, Julia. You can’t.”

She let out a deep sigh. “Why not? After all these years, it’s the least I can do.”

Sam reached for her hand. “You can’t. You’ve turned your back on magic for more than two centuries. You can’t just step back into that world at will. It takes time.”

She pulled away from him. “We don’t have time. If Hugh isn’t brought across now, he’ll be wiped from the face of existence.”

“He’s been trapped in time for ages,” said Sam. “Why should now be any different?”

“I, too, have kept secrets concerning that night, Sam. I should have told you long ago, but I didn’t. I couldn’t talk about it.”

Sam placed a caring arm around her shoulders. “We have to come to terms with the past. We can’t hold anything back now.”

She nodded her ahead. “The night Alex came to the tavern, I met with him twice—once before he met with Hugh and once afterward. I told him Hugh had earned my blessings and not him. At that point, he knew he’d never be given the powers of Oghma.” She paused.

No one knew about the curse, and up until now, she’d refused to speak of it. But Sam deserved to know and she had an obligation to tell him. “Once the blessings of Danu were taken away from Alex, Hugh became his grandfather’s only heir. At that very moment, the powers of darkness increased Alex’s magical abilities. Your great-grandfather made it so by striking a deal with powers of good and evil. The accord was meant to even the score, so to speak.

“But Alex wasn’t content with being evil. He yearned to control both worlds. That’s why he went after Hugh. With his brother out of the way, he was convinced he’d persuade me to change my mind. I ran into him on my way back to the tavern that night. I had hoped to bury Hugh’s remains. The thought of him here, alone and exposed to the elements, disturbed me. But when I arrived, all I found was Alex. We 35

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