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"Hi, Luciana" What ith the brujos and iven name?

Chris stood behind me with a hand on my shoulder He was ready to step in if needed

"I hoped you’d come before now," she said

"I came because your spell has made Meredith Molloney extremely sick"

"And you think I should break it?"

Even if it was a long shot, I had to at least try "Yes If there were sorinned, but it ement"

I was pretty sure I didn’t like where this was going, but there was no guarantee the books would help Meredith I walked down a step "What kind of arrange" Her smile widened, and itready to shole "I’d like for you to live here, where you belong To study with us and learn our ways"

The people watching were co for my response

It’d come in handy to know more bruja stuff I actively wanted to know more about it and learnSt Ailbe’s The place had grown onclose to Dastien and far away from Luciana "What about the pack?"

She spread her hands wide "You’d be training to take over the coven when I’m ready to step down, like we’d always planned You’d have to leave the pack"

That’s what I thought she"Even if I wanted to leave the pack, which I don’t…at all…what makes you think I have any aspirations to lead the coven?"

"Everyone wants power" A few members of the coven nodded their heads

I snorted "NotI’ave me told me I’d stepped into her trap Chris htened on my shoulder