Awakening, book 4

7.

Ava's pov

"You'd think as the owner she'd show up to work," Willa employee said to me. "She hasn't been here all day. And usually she checks in at least once a day."

"She wasn't at her house either," I sighed. "Will you have her come find me if she comes in?"

"Of course Professor, she's probably just helping Anne with something," they say clearly not having anyway of knowing what's going on.

I exited the pub and made eye contact with Evelin. She was standing down the road staring me down.  I could see her clearly through all the people going about their business. I pulled my wand out and headed straight for her. As I got closer to her I realized she was smiling.

I started to slow down but I realized that I was already in what ever trap she had set up. I tried to step back but all the villagers poofed into smoke and I realized it was just me and her.

"Hiii," she called. "Let's have some girl talk."

"Girl... talk?" I asked.

"Now you're getting it."

Everything around us suddenly changed we were up in the mountains somewhere south of Hogwarts. I looked behind me realizing I'm on a cliff. My heels were barely on the ledge.

"I kinda fibbed a bit." She cocked her head to the side. "I told Sebastian I had you hidden. But I didn't until right now..." she gestures with her finger for me to come but instead my wand is pulled from my tight grip and into her hand. "Now we are a bit even. You're going to need two hands anyway."

"Why?" I asked.

"Boo!" She suddenly appears in front of me scaring me and making me step backwards. Before falling she grabs my wrists and makes me grab on the ledge of the cliff.

She waves her wand and a tiny clear platform appears under one of my feet just small enough for the ball of one heel to touch but just far enough out of reach that I struggle to stay on it.

"There!" She says cheerfully. "Safe. And. Sound," she bends over to look at me.

"Fuck off," I muttered trying to get a foot on the platform.

"You should be grateful.... I could have taken you out the same way I took the last one out,"

I looked up at her confused, "...how?"

She smiles, stands up straight and pulls out sunglasses that look like ones from Willa's time. "I have a secret, I'm sure if Sebastian gets to you in time he'll tell you." She shrugs. "So you, hang tight." She giggled at her own joke. "Either Sebastian will come rescue you as he usually does." Eve rolled her eyes. "Or you'll fall," she shrugged. "Wasn't this a lesson you had recently?"

"I'm going to get up and I'm going to kick your ass."

"Oh my god. You and Sebastian have the same dirty talk. No wonder you two keep finding each other." She groaned and aparated away leaving me hanging off the side of the cliff.

"Fuck," I groaned as I tried to lift myself but couldn't. "She took my fucking wand," I yelled at myself.

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Eleazar's pov

"Did...did he fucking leave?" I asked.

"He disappeared, actually." Giselle corrected.

"Fuck it. I need to get to Abby." I pulled my wand out. "Anne cover you and the boys."

"Oh Merlin's beard," she sighed and casted protego. "Don't try dads magic,"