Torment ( Book Two )

Chapter 8

Chapter Eight

Amber told Luna absolutely everything starting from when she saw Alice's tent to when she walked out of the tent. Luna listened to every word and did not once interrupt. Her expression stayed the same throughout the entire story which surprised Amber. Her face was blank although her eyebrows were lowered into a firm line.

When Amber finished, Luna was still staring at her in silence. Amber expected her to say something, but she did not. Amber wanted to know so bad what was going on in her head.

"Well?" Amber whispered after hushed moments passed.

"I think we're dealing with my sister here."

Amber raised her eyebrows. "Huh?"

"Alice...she's my sister."

Amber could not force her mind to take in the words Luna had just said. This couldn't be. That meant Alice was her aunt! No! Amber had thought she was a stranger. She had indeed considered her as her aunt, but figured her aunt would never do such things to her.

"Are you serious?" Amber asked in a quiet voice.

Luna pinched the bridge of her nose and nodded. She didn't look too happy with the bitter fact.

"Well what does she have against me?"

"I don't know," Luna answered right after Amber had gotten her question out.

Amber frowned. She needed to know. She had only talked to the woman about two times. What could she have possibly done to her? She barley knew her!

"Wait...so you thought that waitress was her?"

Amber titled her head. She had not yet gotten to that part. How did Luna guess?

"Yeah, I do. But she didn't look anything like what she had when I saw her at the carnival. Her face shape was the same and so was her voice, but those were the only similarities."

Luna rested a finger on her chin. "That makes sense."

Amber would have guessed she was being sarcastic, but her tone told her otherwise. "What?"

"My sister can change the way she appears. She can also cast spells. You know how I trained and practiced to be a powerful demon?"

Amber silently nodded as the pieces fell together.

"Well she practiced in becoming a witch."

"Was she born from the same parents as you?" Amber asked. Luna was only half related to Joel and Amber's father since her parents had gotten a divorce.

"No. She's a full sister to the others."

Amber sighed and sat down on the edge of the bed. "I just don't get why she hates me."

"Me either," Luna agreed. She had that look on her face that she got when she was thinking real hard. Once again, Amber wanted to know what she was thinking. Was she not the least angry that Amber hadn't told her?

"Shit..." Luna mumbled under her breath.

"What is it, babe?"

Luna turned her head to move her eyes onto Amber again since they had drifted off. "I now know who got Eva sick."

Of course! How did Amber not think of that?!

"Oh word," Amber said as she ran a hand through her hair.

"What the fuck does she want?"

"I don't know!" Amber cried. "I can't believe this..."

First, Alice had made Eva desperately sick. Then, she had caused Amber to burn herself. What was next?