MalcolmPain shot through my entire body from the ancient one's blast to the chest. I fell to the ground, clutching my chest as I tried to breathe. My vision blurred and my ears rang. I could hear the ancient one's laughter above me as I struggled to focus on something. It was then that I realized, I couldn't feel my left hand. She then whispered to Catalina before disappearing into the night. Emily was on the ground still motionless.Catalina and I both crawled over to her. She was breathing, but her heart was beating at a very slow rate. Her eyes were closed and she looked as if she were sleeping. I shook her gently and tried to wake her up. Catalina helped me lift Emily's body over my shoulders so that we could carry her over to the couch. Once we had placed Emily on the couch, Catalina and I exchanged worried glances. The ancient one had done something to her. We just didn't know what."I think we should call the cops," Catalina said. "Or an ambulance.""No," I said. "We can't do
Catalina At Ms. Cleo's house, we set up our research station while she and Bex worked on creating the power transfer spell. The only other person capable of holding that much power was Malcolm, since he was the only one who could use this blade, we decided it was best that he take control of it. I was nervous about the whole thing. I didn't know how this would go, but we had to try it. The only thing that made me feel better was knowing that Ms. Cleo and Bex were there to help us out if anything went wrong.We all gathered in the living room, where we had set up the circle. It was a simple one, just like Ms. Cleo had taught us. The only difference was that it was much larger than normal and had a few more ingredients than we would normally use for this kind of thing. The first thing we did was to call upon all the spirits and elements of nature to come forth, so that they may lend us their power. We all stood there in silence for a few moments, waiting for something to happen. Then,
MalcolmIt had been days since I'd vanquished the Ancient One, and yet something still felt off. Perhaps it was the lingering magic—or maybe just nerves? In any case, everyone else seemed much happier than I was.Even with my esteemed title of a hero for saving this small town in Colorado from a coven of witches. But I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Something was very wrong.I had been wandering around town for hours, trying to figure out what was bothering me so much, only to find the townspeople were celebrating and the children were laughing. Even the spiders seemed to be smiling. It was a beautiful day, with the sun shining brightly overhead and nothing but blue skies ahead.What was wrong with me? I was just about to give up and go back home when I saw a familiar face. It was the deputy, a large man with wild hair and dark eyes who looked as if he hadn't slept for days. He was walking down the street slowly, his face pale and drawn. He didn't look up as I ap
CatalinaThere's no way I wasn't madly in love with this man. I watched Malcolm as he slept soundly beside me with a huge smile on my face. He was everything I could've ever wanted in a man, and more—and he was my soul mate. The way he made me feel when I was around him was indescribable; there were no words that could explain it. He was simply everything. And he was an amazing father to Zyria too, I was feeling defeated earlier trying to get her to stop crying, and he swooped in with his magic touch, and she finally fell asleep. It had been a long day, and I was exhausted. I'd been awake since four in the morning, but I felt energized being around him. He was so easy to be around, and he made me feel like anything was possible—like we could be together forever.The more I was drawn to him, the more I wanted my memories back. He had been so patient with me—understanding and supportive as I tried to recover my past. But he never pushed me or made me feel bad about it; he just let me ta
MalcolmHer eyes in the mirror looking back at me while I was inside her and hearing her moan with pleasure were the only thing keeping me from going on a rampage at the time. Another witch had broken into our house, and I wouldn't feel at peace until I destroyed all of them. But right now, holding her close to me in the aftermath of our lovemaking was the only thing that would ease my mind.I ran my fingers through her hair, brushing it back from her face as she looked up at me with those big eyes of hers. Her lips were swollen from our kisses, and I couldn't help but kiss them again. I was lost in the moment and didn't want to leave her side. I knew that we would have to go after the witches later, but for now, I wanted nothing more than to hold her all night."Let's try to get some sleep before Zyria wakes up." I said, leading her back into the bedroom. I pulled the covers back for her, and she crawled into bed. I followed behind her, pulling her body close to mine as we fell aslee
CatalinaThe evening was so romantic that we didn't want to go home. But it was getting late, and we both missed our baby girl, Zyria.When we arrived home, Roman greeted us with a big smile. "You two looked like you enjoyed yourself."As I stood there with my mouth hanging open, Malcolm pulled a leaf out of my hair. Talk about embarrassing. "Oh, yeah," I said, blushing. "We had a great time." I gave Roman a big kiss on the cheek and thanked him for taking care of our baby."No problem, but uh, baby girl went through all your milk stash while you were gone. I think she might be going through a growth spurt or something.""Oh," I said. "That's okay, I'll take care of it."Before Roman left, he put his hand on my shoulder and gave me a wink. "Anytime you lovebirds need a night out. I'm your guy."I giggled, "thanks. Tell Emily I said hi and hope she feels better soon." Roman left and I went to check on Zyria. She was still sleeping peacefully and looked so cute curled up in her crib. I
"We need to try," I said as my voice cracked. "There's no other choice." Ms. Cleo nodded and began to chant again. I stood there watching her, wondering if this would be our last chance at saving Emily.I looked at the table, trying to focus on it. My eyes seemed to be glued to it, and I couldn't look away. I could feel my heart racing as the minutes passed by. The room was silent except for Ms. Cleo's chanting, which had become louder and more intense. I looked at the table again and saw that it was beginning to move. At first, I thought it was just my imagination, but then I saw that the table itself was moving. It started to shake violently, like an earthquake had hit us. Ms. Cleo stopped chanting and stood up from her chair, looking around the room as if she were trying to figure out what was happening.The table continued to shake, and then, without warning, it flipped over, sending all of the items on top of it flying into the air. Ms. Cleo screamed as she tried to catch them bef
CatalinaBex pointed at the tree again. "Is this where we need to be?" She asked again. The witch nodded, then walked away with a wave of her hand as if dismissing us. Bex and I looked at each other with wide eyes. Then we started walking toward the tree. We stood in front of it for a moment before Bex took my hand and pulled me behind her into a large hole in the ground.I looked around in awe. The tree roots were everywhere, and it was like we were standing inside a cave made of earth and trees. There were torches on the walls that lit up the space well enough for us to see where we were going. I had no idea where we were headed or what would happen when we got there, but at that moment, all I could think was how beautiful everything looked under the light of those flames. "Stay close to me," Bex whispered as held onto my hand.I nodded and followed her deeper into the cave. I didn't know how long we walked, but eventually, it opened up into a large room with what looked like painti