Of Spirits and Superstition by Nyx Halliwell

Author:Nyx Halliwell [Halliwell, Nyx]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948686167
Publisher: Beach Path Publishing, LLC

12

My voice shakes as much as my knees. “Mom? Is that really you?”

She gets up, flowing across the space and embraces me. Ronan’s grip releases me, so I can hug her back.

Like everything else here, she is drained of life energy, but still holds enough that she feels solid. A soft sob escapes from deep in my chest and pushes its way out of my mouth. We hold each other for long moments, my brain filled with questions and confusion.

“Time is running out, and I need you to do something for me,” she says in my ear, breaking the embrace and pulling back. A gentle hand brushes hair from my face and she smiles at me. “I’m sorry I had to bring you here to accomplish it,”

“You?”

She nods. “When I realized Ronan’s connection to you, I was able to manipulate the ley line energy and use it to lift your spirit from your body.”

“Mrs. Whitethorne,” Ronan says, extending his hand to shake hers. “It’s been a long time.”

“Look at the amazing man you’ve grown into.” She pulls him into a hug. “Thank you for taking care of my daughter. Your connection is incredibly strong.”

Ronan seems slightly abashed. “She’s an amazing woman, and I think she’s taking better care of me than I am of her.” He winks at me over her shoulder.

My mother was a powerful witch, so I’m not sure I can comprehend the extent of what she could do. Can do. It’s one of the reasons the demon—the master—wanted her for his own.

“How did you bring us here?” I motion around. “Where exactly are we?”

She studies my weak witchlight. “This is a space around the pentagram where you and your sisters keep the master trapped. A mirror of the physical plane, existing between worlds.”

My insides go cold. “He’s here?”

A head cock toward the woods. “Out there, yes. This cabin seems to be off limits to him. He can’t go past the tree line.”

“How do we get out of here?” Ronan asks.

“I can’t, but you two can,” Mom answers. “At least, I think you still can.”

Her earlier words ring in my head. “Why is time running out?”

“The end of a cycle is drawing near.” She holds onto my hands and keeps smiling, even though we’re discussing the incomprehensible. “On the night of winter solstice, he plans to rise. He’s been drawing energy through the ley lines, not only those on earth but he’s found a connection to the cosmos. There’s something I need you to do when you go back to your reality. It’s very important.

“Anything,” I agree. “Autumn thinks she’s found a way to contain him. We’re just trying to work out the details of how to get him into it. It’s sort of like this—it exists outside of time and space—and—”

She interrupts me. “There’s more to it than just containing him now. Since the night of my death, he’s been figuring out ways to re-write magick, trying to corrupt it in more and more dimensions. Things on

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