EXCERPT:
Gabriella opened her eyes and turned to admire her ring.
The sapphire shone through the intricate casing protecting the stone, making
the blue light dance on the wall in front of her. She laid mesmerised and
smiled to herself, thinking back to the events of last night.
The unexpected but very welcome visit from Rowellyn
had altered her whole existence. She couldn’t remember waking and feeling this
good. Her body buzzed with excitement.
The door opened and Gabriella rolled over to see
her sister standing in the doorway.
“Ella, she’s gone,” Jo said with a grimace.
“Has she?” Gabriella shrugged.
“No note, no phone number or address. She didn’t
leave anything. Just vanished.”
“She probably had somewhere to be.”
“Don’t you care? She was the only connection to our
father. I know she’s only his second cousin but now we don’t know where to find
her.”
Gabriella sighed, exasperated by her sister’s
obsession with their father. “I don’t care about him. I’m sure if Rowellyn
wants to visit again, she will. She knows where we are.”
Josephine raised her eyes but didn’t argue further.
She went back to her bed, reached for a book, curled up and started reading.
Gabriella continued to admire her ring. After what she heard Rowellyn do and
say last night, she wasn’t surprised she’d left. But she wasn’t about to share
that information with Jo. She wasn’t about to share that information with
anyone.
The magic was a gift and she was grateful to
Rowellyn for performing it. She gave no thought to Jo and what the previous
night’s events might mean for her. From this day forth she had every intention
of using her new powers. She didn’t care what the consequences might be. In
fact, she didn’t intend to concern herself until the day Rowellyn contacted
her.
A day she didn’t expect to see for the next seven
years.
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