Carter loses the primary.
Aster pays her ex-husband a visit at his home in Katonah.
"Aster Graves," he says. "I've been waiting a long time to see you again."
"Likewise," she says. He gets out of his armchair and walks over to greet her. He brings his hand to Aster's face. She slaps him.
A Magic Catcher's ring making contact to a magical creature's skin is enough to drain their powers.
"You're powerless now," he says. "This will be fun."
"I have back-up," she says. Con storms through the door and transforms.
This is the man who killed Carter's father, Tori, his own mother, and many, many others.
Imprisonment would not be enough.
"Such a good boy," Aster says.
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Lilac Valley
FantasyA magical town outside of New York City filled with witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, mermaids, mermen, and fairies. In 1995, some human foreign exchange students came to town. One left suddenly. In 2006, she returns with a ten-year-old son. ...
