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ABOMINATIONS

ABOMINATIONS

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They sat on a weathered bench near the riverfront, the late-afternoon sun casting long shadows across the Quarter. Hayley carefully uncorked the tiny vial of poison, her movements practiced. She'd picked up the wolfsbane from a quiet little herb shop. Elizabeth had taken the simpler task—buying a takeaway cup of herbal tea to mix it into.

All Elizabeth had to do now was drink it.

Just one sip, and part of her nightmare would be over. The rest—forcing the witches to break the linking spell—would require torture. But Elizabeth didn't mind. Torture was fun.

After that, they'd skip town. She'd face her coven, get the ascendant, and free her brother. Kai would kill Josette in the merge, take his rightful place as leader, and together they'd burn the world that wronged them.

Bonus prize: their father's head on a spike. Elizabeth had already compiled a top-ten list of the most painful deaths, courtesy of the internet. He'd rank number one.

She just had to drink the tea.

Hayley gave her a soft, almost maternal smile. "One upset stomach, Lizzie. That's all it takes. Then this nightmare? Over."

Elizabeth lifted the cup slowly. Her fingers trembled as she brought it close to her lips. She closed her eyes. Then opened them. Lowered the cup.

She sighed. Why is this so hard? She'd murdered her own siblings. This should be easy.

She raised the cup again, but stopped when Hayley stood abruptly, looking around.

"What?" Elizabeth asked, confused. Then she felt it—magic in the air. Her stomach dropped.

"Oh, for fuck's sake. If it's those damn witches again, I swear—"

But it wasn't witches. It was worse. A vampire stepped out of the shadows, smirking.

"Dumb move coming into the Quarter," he sneered. "You're both coming with me."

Elizabeth laughed like he'd just told her a bedtime story. "That's adorable."

Hayley, however, looked fed up. "I have had it with vampires bossing me around."

Without warning, she snatched the cup from Elizabeth's hand and flung its contents into the vampire's face. The hot tea sizzled against his skin, and he howled in pain.

Elizabeth clapped with delight. "Damn, Hayley! That was savage. Ten out of ten!"

"Not the time," Hayley snapped. "We need to go. Now."

But when they turned, two more vampires blocked their path.

One got too close. Elizabeth didn't hesitate. She reached out, grabbed his arm, and siphoned him dry. Magic surged through her like wildfire, addictive and exhilarating. She smiled, eyes lit with euphoria.

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