On The Edge Joanna Mazurkiewicz Novels & Stories

it had been an inside job. It hadn’t been hard to track down the house where he had grown up. The house that had been home to Chuck and Maria McGregor. He rolled to a stop in the driveway. The garden Maria had so cherished was now a small, wild, snow covered thicket. Dirt littered the small compound. Epiphytes wrung themselves round anything they could. The low-cut wooden fence, the lamp-post out front, even the mail box.

But I'm not sure if I've taken any lesson from it because I will probably fight back even if I know I will lose at the end. Henna knows about my high school experience just like the whole orphanage. My face was almost deformed when a group of jerks attacked me for not following their order so it was almost inevitable to not know that someone beat the shit out me. Maybe this incident triggered Henna to have me under her wings, her protection and I'm glad for it. This incident is half a year old but it's still dreadful for me to recall it.

She had never cared enough to learn. When she was cooking, all she wanted was to outdo me. Frostsilver vine was excellent for removing the gamey taste and making meat more tender, so she had brought it in herself. Even Tobias hadn't known about it. Tobias felt a growing irritation. Ever since I left, everything had started falling apart. Still, he forced himself to suppress his own fraying temper and comfort a weeping Whitney. "It's not your fault. You didn't know. Cordelia shouldn't have left without saying a word. She should've at least left Nicholas' meal plan behind."

I kept that thought to myself though. We started drilling not long after, and somehow Kai always ended up on my side of the rink instead of Mason’s. Every time I demonstrated something, I could feel his eyes following me. Not in a creepy way. Just interested. “You’ve got insane edge control,” he said after I finished a transition sequence. “You know, most people force it too much, but you make it look easy. And it’s honestly annoying. Trust me.” I snorted out a laugh. “Thanks, I think?”

Because deep down, he knew very well that I was the one who gave the most to that family. Seeing that my heart was hard, Aunt Marsha began shrieking like a shrew. "Miles Lawson, is your heart made of stone? How can you be this vicious and say such things to a child? If you dare abandon him, I'll post you online and let the whole country see your ugly face!" "Go ahead," I said with a faint smile. "Then the whole country will know you have a niece who's a criminal. Guess whether your three sons will still be able to find wives after that."

“You can’t trust me, you mean… You can’t even try… And what do you think is waiting for you back in Dublin? No job, a family you don’t confide in and a mortgage you’re hardly prepared to start paying off again.” Cassandra winced at his criticism. She hitched up her chin. “I had a call from James earlier. He’s offered me my job back. Conor Donohoe’s wife came out and revealed the truth behind their marriage. She’s seeking a divorce now too. And some of the women who were with Brian have come out and sold their stories. So, you see, I can go back now.” It sounded weak and pathetic to her ears, but she’d never been so grateful for this way out. Sébastien’s mouth twisted.

“I trust you. Not them.” I step closer, resting a hand on his chest. “This isn’t just any witch. It’s Delaney. And she needs help.” Before he can argue, Kyle walks in, half‑awake, rubbing his eyes. “What’s going on?” Aaron opens his mouth, but I beat him to it. “We’re going to Hallow’s Edge,” I say. “Delaney Warren called.” Kyle’s eyes widen. “The Delaney Warren? The one who disappeared?” “Yes.”

"Hey... isn't that Leonard Michaels?" Both Trevor and I looked up. A few yards away, standing near the edge of the brick pathway, was Leonard. He looked completely out of place in his sharp, dark corporate suit. Marcus and two other massive bodyguards stood right behind him, their eyes scanning the courtyard. But Leonard wasn't looking at the campus, his dark eyes were locked directly onto me. My heart gave a sudden, hard skip against my ribs. I froze, my hand tightening on my pen. What was he here?