The Alpha's Secret
She picks the copper bowl up and holds it to the sky, praying to the Goddess once more, then turns in the four cardinal directions, North, East, South, and West, intoning the same prayer to gods I’ve never even heard of.
The high mistress drinks from the bowl, then holds it out to me. “Drink, Easton, and join your brothers.”
I obediently take the bowl and swallow the salty blood. My father drinks from the bowl, then hands it to Isaac. The bowl goes from member to member, each of them drinking from it until it’s completely empty.
A strong wind gushes through the chamber, snuffing out all the candles. The painted symbols against the wall light up, bathing the room in a painfully bright, white