Book of Shadows
Book of Shadows
“An ordinary man has no hope against these witches: better to commend yourself to God than to engage in battle with the Seven Clans.”
—THE SEVEN GREAT CLANS, Thomas Mack, 1845 > < The next day I woke early after thrashing unhappily all night. I’d had horribly vivid, realistic dreams, mostly featuring Cal—and Bree. I had kicked off my covers and was freezing now, so I grabbed them and burrowed under again, scared to go back to sleep.
Lying in bed, I watched my windows as they gradually grew light...er. I almost never saw this time of morning, and my parents were right:There was something magical about it. By six-thirty my parents were up. It was comforting to hear them moving in the kitchen, making coffee, shaking cereal into bowls. At seven Mary K. was in the shower.
I lay on my side and thought about things. Common sense told me Bree had much more of a chance with Cal than I did. I had no chance. I wasn’t in Cal’s league, and Bree was. Did I want Bree to be happy? Could I sort of live vicariously through Bree if she went out with Cal?MoreLess
—THE SEVEN GREAT CLANS, Thomas Mack, 1845 > < The next day I woke early after thrashing unhappily all night. I’d had horribly vivid, realistic dreams, mostly featuring Cal—and Bree. I had kicked off my covers and was freezing now, so I grabbed them and burrowed under again, scared to go back to sleep.
Lying in bed, I watched my windows as they gradually grew light...er. I almost never saw this time of morning, and my parents were right:There was something magical about it. By six-thirty my parents were up. It was comforting to hear them moving in the kitchen, making coffee, shaking cereal into bowls. At seven Mary K. was in the shower.
I lay on my side and thought about things. Common sense told me Bree had much more of a chance with Cal than I did. I had no chance. I wasn’t in Cal’s league, and Bree was. Did I want Bree to be happy? Could I sort of live vicariously through Bree if she went out with Cal?MoreLess
Read book Book of Shadows for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
User Reviews: