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"There. I've fixed you. Test it for yourself. Go to Cassie's car and bring me the box hidden under the driver's seat. Quickly!"
Kevin scampers off. The rest of the witches continue to kneel, their eyes to the ground, still trapped in my thrall.
When Kevin returns, I tell him, "Go to the center of the circle and place the box before you. Then kneel and await my bidding."
Kevin does as he's told, silently. Such a ridiculous man. But he has a life essence to offer up, and that is all I need from him.
I raise my hands to the skies again and begin the chant. As I do, the witches learn it and pick it up so that the light buzzes between and around them.
Kevin doesn't understand the words the circle chants. They're orderly, but they're nonsense to him. Unlike any language he has ever heard spoken. I intone them with great seriousness. If he understood them, he'd run.
By the time he realizes his mistake, it will be far too late.
***
The chant takes on a life of its own; I no longer need to lead it. I move into the circle where Kevin sits cross-legged, his eyes on the Ab Khr. I crouch behind him, my hands on his shoulders. I bend my mouth to his ear and whisper to him softly.
"You see? I told you that, in time, I would give you all the things I promised. Your father's place in the coven, a place in my more indelicate business, and this…" I brush the girl's firm breasts against his back and he leans into them. "It's really too bad you couldn't wait for it." I move my right hand from his shoulder and grasp the ancient pesheskef blade that I shoved into the pocket of my robe before leaving the house. Kevin startles when he feels the cold iron against his neck.
I press my mouth close to his ear again. "Did you think I didn't know about the poison? That I didn't know every time something extra went into Eunice's tea?" I laugh. He winces at the close, explosive sound.
"Look, Cassie…Eunice…"
"Do you really think I'm some ridiculous human? That you could kill me? I allowed it because it served my purpose. I was tired of that shell, and my new one was ready for me."
"So, you'll show mercy? I was only following in your footsteps, doing what you would do."
I hate it when he whines.
"Of course, my lamb. You've always been my favorite."
He starts to answer, but he chokes on his blood instead as I slice through his throat. I lean in close and whisper, "How's that for mercy?"
Burble, burble, burble. The sound of my revenge. I watch the golden sparks build slowly at first, flitting like fireflies from Kevin to the Ab Krh, the box that contains my beloved's heart.
He presses his hands to his neck, attempting to stanch the flow. It does him no good as the blood pulses out between his fingers. His essence becomes the golden light of magic and streams toward the box to quicken Ba'al's silent heart and draw him home.
Robert helps Natalie into his outsized SUV. Once she's in, Gillian slips in beside her, propping her up.
I'm under the front bench seat, peering out with my nifty I-see-just-fine-in-the-dark-because-I'm-a-cat eyes. Natalie has pulled her robe up to her knees, and her bare legs glisten with sweat just in front of me.
Robert steps along quickly to the driver's side, and Gillian starts talking, still tending to Natalie as Robert backs up, just a little too fast, the tires spraying gravel as he goes.
"Something went wrong. Eunice was trying to convince them to stay as we left. We were stupid not to let everyone in on the plan! Half the coven doesn't even know that's Eunice. Plus, Zelda and her daughter, who we know were loyal to Eunice, showed up. And yes, I know it's the full moon and we always meet on the full moon, but they didn't show at the last one when we didn't invite them." She's addressing me, I know, but cats aren't known for their conversational skills. It's not like I can answer back.
I go to the window at the side of the van and risk a peek outside, claws dug in to the upholstery. We're well away
"There. I've fixed you. Test it for yourself. Go to Cassie's car and bring me the box hidden under the driver's seat. Quickly!"
Kevin scampers off. The rest of the witches continue to kneel, their eyes to the ground, still trapped in my thrall.
When Kevin returns, I tell him, "Go to the center of the circle and place the box before you. Then kneel and await my bidding."
Kevin does as he's told, silently. Such a ridiculous man. But he has a life essence to offer up, and that is all I need from him.
I raise my hands to the skies again and begin the chant. As I do, the witches learn it and pick it up so that the light buzzes between and around them.
Kevin doesn't understand the words the circle chants. They're orderly, but they're nonsense to him. Unlike any language he has ever heard spoken. I intone them with great seriousness. If he understood them, he'd run.
By the time he realizes his mistake, it will be far too late.
***
The chant takes on a life of its own; I no longer need to lead it. I move into the circle where Kevin sits cross-legged, his eyes on the Ab Khr. I crouch behind him, my hands on his shoulders. I bend my mouth to his ear and whisper to him softly.
"You see? I told you that, in time, I would give you all the things I promised. Your father's place in the coven, a place in my more indelicate business, and this…" I brush the girl's firm breasts against his back and he leans into them. "It's really too bad you couldn't wait for it." I move my right hand from his shoulder and grasp the ancient pesheskef blade that I shoved into the pocket of my robe before leaving the house. Kevin startles when he feels the cold iron against his neck.
I press my mouth close to his ear again. "Did you think I didn't know about the poison? That I didn't know every time something extra went into Eunice's tea?" I laugh. He winces at the close, explosive sound.
"Look, Cassie…Eunice…"
"Do you really think I'm some ridiculous human? That you could kill me? I allowed it because it served my purpose. I was tired of that shell, and my new one was ready for me."
"So, you'll show mercy? I was only following in your footsteps, doing what you would do."
I hate it when he whines.
"Of course, my lamb. You've always been my favorite."
He starts to answer, but he chokes on his blood instead as I slice through his throat. I lean in close and whisper, "How's that for mercy?"
Burble, burble, burble. The sound of my revenge. I watch the golden sparks build slowly at first, flitting like fireflies from Kevin to the Ab Krh, the box that contains my beloved's heart.
He presses his hands to his neck, attempting to stanch the flow. It does him no good as the blood pulses out between his fingers. His essence becomes the golden light of magic and streams toward the box to quicken Ba'al's silent heart and draw him home.
Robert helps Natalie into his outsized SUV. Once she's in, Gillian slips in beside her, propping her up.
I'm under the front bench seat, peering out with my nifty I-see-just-fine-in-the-dark-because-I'm-a-cat eyes. Natalie has pulled her robe up to her knees, and her bare legs glisten with sweat just in front of me.
Robert steps along quickly to the driver's side, and Gillian starts talking, still tending to Natalie as Robert backs up, just a little too fast, the tires spraying gravel as he goes.
"Something went wrong. Eunice was trying to convince them to stay as we left. We were stupid not to let everyone in on the plan! Half the coven doesn't even know that's Eunice. Plus, Zelda and her daughter, who we know were loyal to Eunice, showed up. And yes, I know it's the full moon and we always meet on the full moon, but they didn't show at the last one when we didn't invite them." She's addressing me, I know, but cats aren't known for their conversational skills. It's not like I can answer back.
I go to the window at the side of the van and risk a peek outside, claws dug in to the upholstery. We're well away
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