The First Midnight Spell by Claudia Gray

Author:Claudia Gray
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

Some spells were more powerful under certain conditions—by the light of a full moon, for instance, or when performed by a witch who was great with child. Elizabeth’s instincts told her that this spell would respond best when the winds were fierce. So she waited, days and then weeks, for the stillness of early summer to give way to a breezy day.

Finally it happened.

The wind came in from the ocean, far more brisk than usual. It seemed to turn back time, transforming midsummer heat into the pleasantness of spring. Elizabeth made excuses to get out of watching her cousins, the better to stroll around town until she found Nat.

As it happened, he was working in the field, putting his muscle into keeping the plow down as his horse dragged it along. For a while she simply watched him, captivated by the strong lines of his body, and the way sweat made his white shirt stick to his well-formed back. Lovely though this was, she didn’t linger too long. They were alone. The time was right. She needed to act.

Ironically it was the pearl charm that she knew would help her. Widow Porter had given Elizabeth exactly the charm that would help her defeat the First Laws. Elizabeth liked imagining Widow Porter’s consternation if she ever realized that.

For now, though, she concentrated, took hold of the pearl charm, and thought of the ingredients.

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