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Stupid fuck hasn’t even realized Rose isn’t my real name. Why is he so damn focused on whatever was happening in the woods? I shake my head. “I told you I got lost.” That’s the truth too. He doesn’t need to know I got spit out there by a portal or something.
“What spell were you doing when you got lost?”
“Why won’t you listen? I wasn’t doing a spell. I’m not a very good witch. I don’t have a lot of power.” Lies. I do have power. I just don’t know how the hell to use it. Not yet, anyway.
“What coven do you belong to?”
Here I pause, not sure what would be the better option. Tell him I’m not part of a coven or tell him I am. Which will give me more protection? Which will make him less likely to kill me and Kohaku?
He’s staring at me intently, like he can read my thoughts or something, and I’m a bit smug that his potion doesn’t seem to work on me, because if it was I would have just straight up spouted that I’m not a part of any coven.
Sure, I’m training with some witches that are, but I’m also training with one that isn’t. I haven’t decided what is the best path for me yet.
I’ll have to choose eventually, though.
He’s still waiting for an answer, but after a while he sighs. “I suppose it doesn’t really matter. A witch is still a witch, no matter who she associates with.”
I frown. Why is he not beating the shit out of me to get me to answer? Why is he not forcing me to tell him like he was trying before? I’m not telling him what he wants to hear, so why is he showing restraint now?
“What powers do you have, little witch?”
My lips tighten and I clench my jaw. What to tell him? What can I say that will keep him happy, but not give too much away? “I told you I don’t really have any power. I read theBasics of Witchcraftbook that all witches apparently start out with, and it straight up told me I’m limited in what I can and can’t do.” But I also discovered that’s not really the case. Stupid covens trying to keep their members limited and, well, notpowerless,but less powerful.
Mr. Gibbs’ brows pinch together like he’s considering me having next to no power.
“You weren’t trying to do a spell when you were spit out from a portal?”
I shake my head. “No, I promise I wasn’t.” I was just trying to go to a library, just walking through the entrance and then I was ripped away from Fielder and landed there. But of course he doesn’t need to know any of that.
I tilt my head as I look at him. “Must be kind of annoying to know I was telling the truth before. Are you going to let me go now? I’m not a threat. I wasn’t doing any kind of bad magic.”
“What about your… boyfriend? Is he also a witch?”
I shake my head. “No, he’s not a witch.” He’s a shadow. My shadow. My… mate, according to him. We belong to each other, and there is no way in hell I’ll let this asshole of a witch hunter take him from me or me from him. I mean, we haven’t even had sex yet! We deserve to experience that together before we die, right?
Really not the time, Rosalind Juliet.
Mr. Gibbs hums in his throat like he’s considering if the truth potion is taking effect. It’s definitely not, even though most of my answers have been truthful. I don’t think I’ve given anything away that would put any of the guys in danger, and nothing that points to me being a threat to him or his family. I’m just a girl who’s in over her head and trying to stay above water.
Too bad it’s not really working.
“Please,” I say softly. “Just let me go. I won’t tell anyone about what happened. I’ll keep it to myself. We can even do a gag spell, if you want. Jack and I wouldn’t be able to tell anyone so long as the spell is in place.” I don’t know how to do that spell, but he doesn’t need to know that. I’m pretty sure I can fake it.
His lips purse together. “As tempting as that is,Rose.You seem to misunderstand the situation you find yourself in. This is not an interrogation that you get to walk away from. This is an inquisition. And do you know what happened to witches in the inquisition?”
I swallow hard and meet his eyes. “They died.”
He nods. “That’s right, they did. And you will too, but not until we’ve pulled every ounce of information from your head that we can. We will use whatever means necessary to do so. We will hurt you if needed. But you seem much more open to the gentler persuasions.”
I frown and go over everything I’ve said, and I can’t find anything that would show I’ve been more helpful since he gave me that truth potion than when he was beating the shit out of me. I’ve only repeated what I originally said. Kohaku and I got lost after being sucked through a portal or something that was not of our making. We were not doing a spell, and I haven’t done a spell since, unless you count the communication spell to the guys. But technically that was already in place before, I just activated it.
“You are not a member of a coven?”
I shake my head, but keep my lips locked tight.
“But you have someone who is helping you learn magic?” My gaze narrows on him, making the entire left side of my face ache. He’s going to try to get me to give him names. I can tell. He’s a witch hunter after all, and it’s a lot easier to find your prey if you know exactly who they are.
“No. No one is helping me.” I don’t even think of the guys’ names, too worried that maybe the truth potion is, in fact, working. Maybe If I think they’re names, I’ll just blurt it out. I can’t do that to them. I won’t.
