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Kai stood with his arms crossed, eyeing the three of us skeptically. It only took him ten minutes to reach the shop after Hayley called him, seemingly taking it very seriously.
“You’re saying you heard motorcycles?”
“Potentially,” I said with a sigh, leaning back against the nearby wall. “That’s what it sounded like, anyway.”
“But you didn’t see any motorcycles?”
I shook my head. “Not that I could make out with absolute certainty. The premonition itself was vague, but that alarm I felt was unlike anything I’ve experienced before.”
Kai listened intently, nodding as I spoke. “You wouldn’t just get those feelings for no reason, right? This has to mean something, I’m assuming.”
The girls all nodded along with me, backing up my claims.
“It’s her intuition. All of us witches have it to some degree, but others can sense those things better. Willow was so pale, I thought she was going to faint,” Hayley said, looking worried each time she glanced at me.
Kai hummed his understanding. “But you feel all right now?”
I nodded.
“Do you think this is something we should worry about? Does this mean they’ll be back?” Alora asked nobody in particular.
Kai seemed to think about it but didn’t have an answer yet. I crossed my arms absently. “I don’t know for sure, but we should keep an eye out. It doesn’t feel like a complete vision yet. More might come to me over time, and I can even work on getting more answers if that helps.”
Kai nodded. “That would be great, Willow. It isn’t much for us to work with yet, but I’ll let the guys know. Everything has been quiet, and while that’s a good thing, I’m suspicious of what that means. I was wondering myself if anything was going on behind the scenes lately.”
“I just hope it isn’t anything major,” Hayley murmured, looking off into the distance as if she were envisioning all possible outcomes.
“Especially not since the townspeople have just started to recover after what happened,” Kai said, absently stroking his chin. “I don’t want to alarm anyone just yet, but the task force will be alerted.”
We all nodded, coming to a mutual understanding.
When Kai finished up with the questions he wanted to ask, he eventually saw himself out after thanking us for letting him know. Not long after, Hayley and Alora both said their goodbyes, along with the words of encouragement for my endeavor ahead despite the blip in our afternoon.
Left by myself, I took in the shop around me and found a sense of comfort amongst it all.
From the crystals all neatly in rows on their displays, to the various glass bottles, to handbooks and dried herbs hanging on the wall. Everything about it was so perfect, even if I wasn’t quite finished yet.
With a deep breath, I closed the door for the night, shielding myself from the outside world. I got back to work, emptying boxes and finding appropriate spots for all the goods.
I tried to keep my mind away from what had happened earlier, but I couldn’t ignore the phantom sensation that lingered in my chest.
It didn’t hurt like it had earlier, yet it still made its presence known. As I hung up a string of ivy around the room, I wondered what that sensation meant and why it had affected me so strongly.
Whatever it was, I knew it couldn’t be good.
Chapter 3 - Rowan
The warm wind hammered against my helmet and fanned my skin as I rode, looking at the winding road ahead. We were a roaring force as we went on our bikes, engines purring and sputtering. The pack followed closely, giving me that sense of comradery that helped ease the slight nerves I had for what was to come.
Having them by my side helped, especially as Griffin hung by my left side, far enough back to let me lead.
Rose Valley was just up ahead, and that old trickle of guilt made its way into my chest. It had been some time since I was there for more innocent endeavors before my father had been hellbent on taking it for himself. I didn’t exactly leave the place on good terms any time I visited.
If only I knew at the time how it would come back to bite me in the ass. Maybe then I wouldn’t be so apprehensive of pulling up, even if I knew in my gut it was the right thing to do.
I made sure that nobody had weapons on them before we left. That was my condition. Not a single gun or knife could be on us going in and waving our white flag. We needed them to trust us, and that meant going in defenseless and trusting them first.
