Book 2: Chapter 63

Willow POV

In an instant, I am standing outside of the little cottage in the middle of the forest. Petra is on the front porch sweeping; she must have seen me coming.

I wait until the world stops shaking under my feet before I stomp toward the cottage. Petra doesn't raise her head to look at me as I climb the few stairs onto her front porch.

"I know why you are here," she says as she continues to sweep the porch.

I stand in her way, refusing to let her sweep around me to the left or the right. "If you know why I am here, then why don't we get started?" I ask, not knowing what the process of removing runes is.

"I cannot help you," Petra says, still not looking at me.

"I know who you are?" I say, hoping to sway her decision. "I know everything about my past."

"Then you know the reason why I cannot remove the runes from your back," Petra says as she sets the broom against the doorway and tries to disappear into the cottage.

I grab her by the hand and pull her back. I