First book of three
Faye Labonair was in the limelight most of her life. With a family and friends looking after her she was drilled to be the perfect alpha, yet life couldn't be duller. Her future mattered yet it felt like a part of her was missin...
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THE GRASS FIELD WAS wet and muddy when we stepped out. Today it would just be us three. Nova had one of the witchy books in one hand and a couple of logs in the other. Alec and I watched silently as she set them in the shape of an X.
"I want you to light a fire on the logs". Alec had told Nova about the fire incident earlier this morning and she wanted to get him to intentionally set something on fire. Alec nodded and stepped closer to the logs. Seconds turned into minutes and nothing had happened.
Nova shuts the book she was holding, "I think this confirms the difference between elemental magic and witch magic. We just imagine it and it happens," she turned to Alec and I, " As you noticed, this is tied to emotion. Alec, try to think of something that angers you, something that will cause rage".
I don't know what Alec thought of but it worked because in seconds a huge flame blasted from his hands and he directed it towards the wood logs. My eyes widened at how high the fire rose. It seemed never-ending. I hugged him wanting to show my appreciation but when I did Alec stopped focusing on the fire. Specks of fire and dust flew all around us.
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Nova began sneezing back to back "Maybe we should continue tomorrow".
Alec and I agree when we both start sneezing too.
We all went back to the house and went our separate ways.
I had taken a shower and was sitting on my bed drying my hair with a towel when someone knocked on my door. I open it and Nova is on the other side of it. Her face was flustered and she was grabbing on her hand.
"Did something happen". She asks to come in and I guide her to the couch.
"I've been called to the Witches council". I felt my heart fall to my chest. She shows me her hand and it's been burned with the wishes symbol.
"Does this have to do with you helping Alec?" Even though Nova and I weren't besties I still wouldn't want anything bad to happen to her for helping Alec.
She shakes her head "I don't know but it can't be good. The witches council never summon unless it's serious. I've got to leave by tomorrow".
"I understand. Let me know if there's anything you need." She gets up and excuses herself. She opens the door and turns
"If this is about Alec, I won't be able to lie. They'll use a truth serum. You need to prepare for the worst".
If this was about Alec, then nothing good was going to come out of it. The witches hate people like Alec and if they know he's alive and practicing; it was only a matter of time before things got ugly. It appeared that every time something good happened to us bad news followed.
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The following morning I let everyone know what Nova told me and that she'd hopefully be back in a couple days. I took her advice and decided to take a trip to visit Kira, Dom tagging along. Alec was training with the others so he stayed back. Kira's cottage was cute and small, sitting on the edge of the pack grounds. She welcomed us with open arms and had prepared a nice lunch for us. Dominic took after his mother in looks. Both had honey-blond hair and different colored eyes, the only difference was her curly locks.
"So, I assume Nova told you what happened?"
"Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, I don't think it's a good sign. When I got summoned it was when they stripped me of my magic". This news didn't help my growing fears of what could happen.
"She told me to prepare for the worst, so give it to me".
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She was hesitant to talk but I pushed her to.
"The witches who killed your mate's parents are the royalty of the witch community, same as you. They had a son and let's just say he shares their beliefs".
"His name?"
"Lennox Abner. He's taken their place as the leader of the coven now. He's enforced some pretty restrictive rules. If I'm being honest, he's a bit of a dictator".
The way she was describing this dude was only raising my concerns. "So this Lennox guy is gonna want to hurt Alec right?"
"I believe he'll want to kill him." I felt my heart rate go up at the mention of Alec getting killed.
Dominic notices and says "Hey, don't worry. If it comes to that you have us. My mom, Nova, all of the pack and me. He won't be able to land a finger on him". I wrap my arms around myself, not feeling as comfortable anymore. The fireplace was on but all I didn't feel any warmth. Everyone had to prepare for the worst and hope Nova would come back with good news.
The drive back to the palace had me dreading sharing the news I had found out. Dom told my aunt and Xavier to meet us in the library and I went to get Alec.
"You look pale. I'm guessing the news is bad, right?" I tried to smile but only my lips parted pushing a sigh out instead. I told him to wait until we were with everyone. We all sat at one of the tables in the library, the lights around us illuminating our faces. Everyone was concerned and fear lurked in the air. Arden had been quiet the entire time till now "Does this mean there's a possibility for bloodshed?"
Alec nods and she leans forward, squeezing his hand in reassurance. No words were spoken after but we were all gonna fight to keep him alive.
