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Crestfall High CHAPTER TWENTY.
BECCA'S POVWe stood at the edge of the monolithic structure, staring at the reality-defying landscape before us, none of us daring to speak. The wind whispered through the golden grass in a language I didn't understand, and the mint-green trees swayed without leaves to rustle. Everything about this place felt wrong—beautiful, yes, but wrong in a way that made my witch instincts snatch at my guts."We need to move," Cole said finally, his voice rough. He'd shifted back to human form and was using torn pieces of his shredded clothes to maintain some semblance of modesty. "Standing here leaves us exposed. Visible.""Visible to what?" Sam asked, wrapping her arms around herself. Despite the mild temperature, she was shivering. "What could possibly live in a place like this?""Nothing good," I muttered, scanning the horizon. The curved sky made everything feel claustrophobic despite the open space—like we were trapped inside a snow globe. "This isn't Earth
Crestfall High CHAPTER TWENTY
Becca’s POV‘They won’t stop coming, ' Skye yelled while plunging fist into the throat of a creature that looked like a rabbit-toad hybrid.‘We’ll take them, we can take them,” Cole rasped back with a wolfish snarl.“Bad idea wolf boy” Skye retorted,fizzing through the arena with the speed of a man bullet.”They won’t die. If we continue like this, we’ll be the ones to die here”I looked around to see all kinds of abominations coming at us from all sides relentlessly–jaws wide open,claws locked and loaded. Desperate to protect us from what looked like imminent death, I closed my eyes and imagined us being safe and warm and protected. As if responding to my thoughts and desires,a warm energy swirled from the pit of my stomach–moving like a spirally swirly pool. It reached for the crown of my head before exploding outwards from me,creating a chilly windy blast that cascaded into a warm pulsing energy.I opened my eye
Crestfall High CHAPTER NINETEEN
BECCA'S POV The drive back to Crestfall was suffocating.Skye gripped the steering wheel with a tension that made his knuckles bone-white, his jaw clenched so tight I could see the muscle jumping beneath his skin. Every few seconds, he'd wince like something hurt, then force his expression back to neutral. But I saw it. I saw the way his hands trembled slightly. The way he kept licking his lips like his mouth was unbearably dry. The way his eyes—when I caught glimpses of them in the dashboard light—seemed darker somehow...Deeper."Skye," I said for the third time since we'd left the city. "What did my mother do to you?""I told you. She did what she needed to." His voice was flat, emotionless, so unlike the warm, genuine Skye who'd held me while I cried just hours ago."That's not an answer!""It's the only answer you're going to get." He pressed harder on the gas, the speedometer climbing past eighty. "Your mother made me promise. She said if you knew beforehand, you'd try to stop u
Crestfall High CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
BECCA'S POVThe antique shop in the city was nothing like Mrs. Wonders's place back in Crestfall. Where that one had been dark and mysterious, dripping with a dark dull vibe and secrets, this location was bland—almost sterile. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting everything in a harsh white glow that made my head ache. Shelves lined the walls in neat rows, each item carefully labeled and priced. It looked more like a storage facility than a magical repository.I hated it on sight."Your mom had two very different approaches to business," I muttered, watching Skye lock the front door and flip the sign to "CLOSED."He glanced back at me, and I caught a grief tighten his face. "Mom always said the city shop was for paying bills. The Crestfall shop was for paying debts." He paused, his hand still on the door. "I never really understood what she meant."The weight of everything that had happened washed al
Crestfall High CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
BECCA'S POVTime seemed to slow as the massive black wolf launched itself through the air, its red eyes blazing with mindless fury. Every moment felt vivid and lengthy and burned itself into my brain with temerity—the way moonlight gleamed off its fangs, the droplets of saliva that sprayed from its jaws, the sound of its claws cutting through the air toward my face."BECCA!" Skye's shout broke through my paralysis.He tackled me from the side, both of us hitting the ground hard just as the wolf's claws whistled through the space where my head had been. We rolled, dirt and grass filling my mouth, my injured arm screaming in protest. The canvas bag of wolfsbane roots scattered across the ground.The wolf landed with a thud that shook the earth, immediately spinning around for another attack. Its movements were wrong—too fluid, too coordinated. This wasn't the mindless beast I'd feared. Lyssa was controlling it like a puppet, using Cole's body terrifyingly."The house!" I screamed, grabb
Crestfall High CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: BECCA'S POVWe arrived at my house in a cacophony of screeching tires and frenzied movements. Sam hadn't even fully stopped the car before I was fumbling with the door handle, my good hand clumsy with exhaustion and blood loss. The protective wards hummed as we crossed the property line—a sensation like walking through warm honey that made my witch instincts sing with recognition.Home. Safety. But also the place where all my problems with my mother festered like an open wound."Get inside, quickly," my mother commanded, her voice sharp with urgency. She practically shoved us through the front door, her hands already moving in complex patterns as she reinforced the wards. Purple light flared around the doorframe, the windows, even seeping up from the foundation. "There. Nothing can get through now. Not without me knowing about it."I stumbled into the living room, my legs finally giving out. I collapsed onto the white and blue sofa—the one I'd thought was hideous wh
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