The sisterhood gathered amid Paul's outlandish demands involving the elders' lineage. On the flip side, the sovereign felt unnerved, knowing Harold might've survived. Nevertheless, Paul was eager to see Sabrina, regardless of circumstances.
"What's wrong?" Rachelle whispered, ogling.
"I don't know..." Raina replied. "Something's different."
"Should we question it?" Denise inquired, closing.
"No..." she professed. "Though, whatever it is, it's serious."
From the outset, Paul appeared displeased, so Raina discreetly solicited a retreat. Yet, by doing so, provoked a reaction.
"What's happening?" Denise whispered.
"Again, I'm not sure, so stay together."
In moments, the chapel thundered with echoes of revolving lock cylinders. And as a lone figure entered, Michelle was enthralled.
"Marc!" she exclaimed, embracing her brother.
Following, everyone felt unified, despite Marc's recurrent absences from the coven. Even still, bonds with Michelle strengthened, though she was yet to stand at his side. This being the case, Paul pondered interactions as he and Marc accessed the holy gardens.
"Raina didn't appear pleased." he stated, glaring.
"Of course not..." Paul answered. "After all, control over Michelle and others is weakening."
"Do you still suspect treachery?"
"I do..." the sovereign confessed. "And in light of that, Sabrina and Samantha will act against us."
Gazing, Marc lamented.
"How do you know this?"
At his leisure, he paced, recalling Samantha's displaced anger.
"I felt the enmity, and lack of recognition."
"An illusion?"
"I'm not sure, like her sister, she's difficult to read."
"So, what happened?"
"Sam's converting..." he explained. "But, I was surprised she didn't recognize the portrait."
Hearing this, Marc drew close.
"Are you positive she didn't?"
Shifting, Paul stared.
"Nothing's conclusive..." he retorted. "Although, absences of acknowledgment are especially disturbing."
At the time, likelihoods of remembrance were implausible. But, it was clear Samantha and Sabrina obeyed the summons.
"What about Katherine and Julia?" Marc questioned.
Gradually, Paul contemplated.
"In time, they'll heed the summons..." he insisted. "Though, if they reunite, everything changes."
"So, what do we do?"
"Find the day witches and end the connections..." he ordered. "Meanwhile, I'll tend to Raina and the other's."
"There's something else..." Marc recalled. "Sabrina remembers Karen Solomon's rise within the London orthodoxy, and garnered attention from authorities."
Forthwith, Paul sighed.
"Due to the missing girls?"
"Yes."
Settling on a nearby bench, the sovereign groaned.
"It's of no consequence, because I can no longer influence Sabrina..." he acknowledged. "Besides, she's completed the bonding ritual and now embodies the coven's strengths."
"What about the emeralds?"
Suddenly, Paul arose, appearing determined.
"If Sam and Sabrina obtain the emeralds, the ascensions will be complete..." he declared. "That's something that we can't allow."
Steadily, he approached.
"What do you need me to do?"
At once, Paul agonized.
"First, find Jennifer..." he demanded. "The day witch possessing Samantha's gemstone."
"And then?"
Without haste, the sovereign glared.
"Do what's necessary to retrieve the stone."
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The Dark Society
Tajemnica / ThrillerA powerful family of occultists unexpectedly disappear. And for the next twenty years, they live within society like normal people. However, as the eldest daughter reaches her 18th birthday, the curse of a forgotten bloodline returns. Along with the...
