Apprentices: Waning Crescent

Nina P. YA&Teenfiction

BOOK 5 OF THE APPRENTICES SERIES
The events in Portsmouth have shaken up the warrior witches. They're afraid to continue the hunt on Evelyn's mother, while Evelyn has to deal with the fear of being her target. But after complicating things with her mentor, she finds herself torn between what's right and what she wants. Will they be able to forget what happened? Or will it stand in their way? Will her mother finally be defeated? Or will she doom the entire supernatural world?
STORY PREVIEW
My head feels like it's about to explode. It's taking a toll on me. The spells I've been learning. They're unnatural and they're ... They're evil. I squeeze my trembling hand into a fist, knowing that I can't give in. I have to focus now, or else he'll know.
I know what's going to happen to me if I fail. And I can't die without making things right with him. Cyrus. I haven't seen him since he stormed away from my room that evening. Even if he'll tell me to leave ... Seeing his face one last time will make me feel better about heading into my death.
I let out a long breath before lifting my still shaking hand to knock on his door. There's silence on the other end for a few long moments. But then finally, he shouts out for me to let myself in. I'm sure he wouldn't do that, if he knew who was standing in front of his office.
As I step in, I realize he's busy with something. He's scribbling something on a piece of paper, already having a whole stack of them beside his left hand. I wonder what that's all about. "Hey," I greet him before closing the door behind me.
He freezes, but he keeps his eyes directed to that piece of paper. "Hey," he finally murmurs in response without lifting his gaze to meet me. Right. I don't know why I was expecting a different reaction after the way we left things.
"I came to apologize," I speak up, watching the way his jaw moves as he probably tries to keep himself from bursting out at me. As he doesn't say anything, I continue. "It was wrong and selfish. I didn't have the right to do that to you and-"
He suddenly stands up so abruptly, that it makes me stop talking mid-sentence. He stares at me with a furious gaze, his black eyes glistening angrily. "Where have you been, Eva? And why do I sense dark magic on you?" he wants to know, making me stiffen in surprise. How the hell was he able to sense it?

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