Page 20 (1/2)

“What have ye done?” I asked, trying to pound on the transparent shield between m’self and m’home

“Punished you You can watch your estate fall into ruin as the years go by You can think what your life would have been had you loved and stayed with me—taken e

I closed m’eyes Allora’s witch had sent me to another realm where I would be able to see into m’world, m’home, m’land, but be unable to communicate with anyone in m’world, in any manner M’eyes snapped open as I realized m’fate

“I ahter”

“Enough,” Allora shouted

The witch broke free froer up and said, “Rehter”

The witch stopped iainst herself and sneered before saying, “Ah, but you need an introduction, you two Devin, this wonderful witch, who has sealed your fate forever away from your precious life here in your precious human world, is Lisa MacForly She is an immortal witch of stupendous power She alone can lift the spell that keeps you on the other side, but you see, I don’t wish her to lift that spell…not ever” So saying, she produced a sword and with one swift movement, she did the unthinkable and beheaded the poor worasp

I watched, horrified, as the witch’s body sank in Allora’s hold I was stunned i the head she had severed, just as she had done with m’bride a year before I watched as blood poured onto the floor and screas as I did m’heart

Allora continued to swing the witch’s head to and fro as she laughed and it was a maniacal sound She stopped suddenly and came closer to the shield between us “You know, don’t you? You knohy I killed her Because her kind is always doing the ‘right thing’” Allora sneered “I knew that as soon as I went off on one of my junkets, she would have returned here and undid the spell I knew that So I made that impossible”

I said nothing

Allora’s sed and eyed me “You—D

evin, are the only one I have ever wanted…ever loved, and you hurtand then marry another? You could have played with other wo time I would have allowed such as that But youherself “Well, you will live to regret it You will live on the other side in another world Only she—Lisa MacForly, can undo the spell, and she is gone You are forever cursed I knew she hter off to New York She would have faced me down, and as she was the most powerful witch I have ever encountered, I couldn’t take the chance that she ht have been able to outdo ht her by surprise, didn’t I? She wasn’t expecting ht, because we all know White Witches think with their hearts All I had to do was outthink her” Allora arched a look at me “Good is never ruthless”

“You threatened her fanedly, sick inside

“Yes, of course” She laughed and turned the witch Lisa MacForly’s head and body into ash even as she scorched away the blood from the floor “People onder what became of you No one can see or hear you on the other side You will become a mystery of sorts as you suffer over the years” She started to walk away, but apparently couldna resist as she turned back to me, and her lip lifted in a sneer “No one defies me”

I watched her go with only one thought in mind I would escape and destroy her once and for always I would hone in m’skills…and I would find a way out of here…