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“Why?” the entity asked, and I resisted the urge to lash out with my sarcastic tongue.
“To gain the attention of the Salem witches.” Why else?
“Ahh, yes. How are the Howe ancestors?”
Every muscle in my body wanted to react. The threat against my family was confirmed. “Why am I here?”
“You’ve no patience. The time will come.”
My mouth opened to retort when the doors busted open, and Jadis stood in the doorway, a bloody mess. Hair matted to her head, scratches on her skin, and slices from a sword on various limbs. I guess she didn’t count on being bested by a spirit warrior.Thanks, Keith.
“Bitch, this day is your last!”
I laughed. She was just too insane and full of drama. First, she foretold my doom was coming. Now, she swore this day was my last. Snickering, I shook my head. “You never have understood real magic. A pity you never will.”
“That’s where you’re wrong, Cassandra.”
“What’s the matter, Jadis? Not happy that your talents are nonexistent?” Taunting her was immature, but I didn’t care. Jadis didn’t deserve sympathy.
She screeched as her voice rose several octaves. “I’ve always hated you.”
“Why?” I asked a little too innocently. Jadis was never a close friend of mine, but we didn’t hate each other in the past.
“The perfect Howe witch. So special. So loved. You had everything I wanted.”
The truth suddenly dawned on me. Sebastian Wildes? “You’re upset about a guy?” I snorted, truly humored.
She narrowed her eyes. “He datedmeuntil you said yes and ruined everything.”
I rolled my eyes. How superficial.
“But he’s not the only reason.” She looked far too smug.
Tapping my foot, I showed my impatience. “Do you actually have anything interesting to say?”
“It’s been three hundred and twenty-five years since the trials.”
What did that have to do with anything? “So? We aren’t in Salem, in case you haven’t noticed.”
“Oh, don’t worry. Salem was just the beginning for the thirteen,” she cackled.
What the actual fuck? “You’re an original.”
“Am I?” She asked in a way that made the blood in my veins run cold. “He’s coming, Cassie.”
“Who?” Yeah, I rose to the bait.
“You’ll find out soon enough,” she threatened.
Her games annoyed me. “Your pathetic practice of Voodoo can’t harm me,” I assured her.
“That’s not a problem. This is!” As she launched her body forward, Jadis yelled, Keith’s sword firmly clenched in her hand. I’d need to return that.Don’t be too mad at me, Keith.
Knowing I couldn’t move until the last minute, I stood my ground. Jadis was only a few feet away when she raised the sword and began to chant, her hand lighting up with red flames. I intended to duck or dodge to the side when an arrow zipped through the air and pierced Jadis right in the center of her heart.
She screeched loudly as she fell to the ground, blood trickling from between her pale lips. Shocked, she gasped, her body twitching a couple of times before she went absolutely still. The light in her eyes quickly extinguished. I nudged her with the toe of my boot to be sure, but she didn’t move.
Jadis was dead.
