“Better?”
I nodded. “Thanks.”
Deacon sat down beside me and wrapped his arms around me. “How did we run out this morning without a single jacket on?”
“How did I leave without pants on?” I hung my head.
Tegan chuckled and snapped her fingers and a thick fuzzy blanket draped around our shoulders. We both sighed into it. I hadn’t realized how cold I was, either. I held my hands in front of me and summoned my magic. Bright orange flames danced in my palms.
Tenn strolled back up and sighed. “You two sit and rest. We’ll go do a quick check around.”
I didn’t fight them on that, neither did Deacon. His body was warm and I just wanted to snuggle up to him and sleep. By the time Tennegan came back at most two minutes later, I was mostly lying in Deacon’s lap.
Deacon nodded. “How bad is it in there? Anyone hurt?”
Tenn shook his head. “Not a scratch on anything, living or not. Everything is all clear. School held up. Nothing got through those protection charms. I’m very impressed.”
I grinned and felt my pulse fluttered – but it was Deacon’s pulse.
Tegan craned her neck back and looked at the school. “I’ve got a few extra spells I’d like to put up on the city, if that’s cool, babe?”
Tenn nodded.
A few handfuls of students came rushing out, mixed with shifters and arcana. They laughed and joked with each other. It was nice to see them together. After that first day of meeting the shifters outside the Great Hall. The shifters weren’t hiding in the corners, and the arcana had finally stopped staring at them weirdly.
Tenn pointed to them. “Looks like they’re getting along now.”
I whistled under my breath. “You should’ve seen them all come out ready to fight together, it was amazing.”
Tenn pursed his lips. “That’s good information to know.”
I raised my hand. “Hey, is this a bad time to suggest we open more campuses?”
Tennessee’s eyes widened. “No, I think that’s a good idea.”
“Your face isn’t saying that.”
He chuckled and shrugged. “It’s not a simple yes or no. But I would love to have SOMA campuses all over the world.
“Okay, but I call not it. Someone else’s turn.” I touched my pointer finger to the side of my nose. “Not it.”
Tenn laughed, but he copied me and put his finger up. “Let’s give this school another month or two and see if any more problems arise. Then we’ll look into the next campus.”
“Great, thanks.”
This was amazing news. The Coven was going to open up new campuses around the world so that more students could learn how to defend themselves and how to use their magic. More shifters like Christian getting to be themselves and stop hiding in the shadows. More witches like Caroline getting to explore their own unique magical talents and finding ways to make a living doing it.
This is what we needed as a species. Yes, Edenburg was incredible. It would always be the golden standard of magical academies in our world, but it just didn’t work for everyone. If I hadn’t been Marked for The Coven, there was no way I would’ve wanted to leave my family for a boarding school.
The School of Magical Arts was designed for the everyday kid who just needed a place of their own to grow up in. I was honored to be a part of the first one, and I’d help out as much as I could with the next one – with whoever Tenn selected to open it. And I totally understood why he wanted to wait. It’d been less than a month and a bunch of stuff went down here, it just made sense to work out the kinks first.
I looked up to Deacon and squeezed his hand. “I’m glad we got to do this together.”
He grinned and kissed my forehead. “I can’t wait to see what we do next.”
I hope you enjoyed watching Emersyn and Deacon’s romance finally blossom into what we all knew it would be right from the start. I adore this blonde power couple so much that I will miss writing them - but have no fear, you’ll be seeing them again! They’ve done their job at the School of Magical Arts and are headed back to Eden to join the rest of The Coven — doing what, you say? Well…there’s a friendly little fairy who just might need some assistance.
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What is magic?
My name is Saraphina Proctor...and that’s the only thing I can remember.
I woke up alone in a park at night with no memory. The doctors can’t find a single thing wrong with me…my memory is just…gone.
There’s something fishy going on here, and it’s not just the smell rolling off the ocean in Salem. I will find out what happened to me…and I think Riah knows more than his pretty mouth is telling me.
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I thought magic was make believe...but I was way wrong.
I was nobody. No matter how hard I tried, I never fit in with anyone at my high school. Now I know why.
Turns out I'm a witch. A scary powerful one, too. Except The Coven that claimed me won't teach me how to use my magic.
Suddenly, I'm selected by the Goddess to hunt down a mythical locket needed to save the world from destruction. The only person who actually tries to help me is the alarmingly attractive Tennessee. He has immeasurable power and breathtaking mismatched eyes. I'm drawn to him on a level I can't explain...and he's forbidden from getting too close to me.
When the quest takes an unexpected dangerous turn, I have to improvise. This supernatural world is unraveling at my fingertips and I need to master my magic fast. If I don't, I could get everyone I care about killed...
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Magic. Isn’t. Real.
At least that's what I thought. But now, my story is changing...
You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight. No matter how hard I try I just never fit in with my classmates.
Now I know why. I’m a witch...apparently.
One little demon attack and my parents confess their ugly secret…and ship me off to an elite academy of magic- for witches only.
I can't summon magic. I can't fight with my hands or my fists. I just don't belong here, and Jackson Lancaster keeps reminding me every single chance he gets. This boy is the most insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, judgmental person to ever have the right to be that gorgeous. I don’t care how sexy his British accent is, or that literally everyone else on campus adores him. He hates me, and the feeling is mutual.
Suddenly, I’m sent on a quest into the Old Lands to find the only thing that can save Eden from a demon invasion. I’m in way over my head, and my best chance of coming back alive lies in the hands of the guy who wants me gone…
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The Coven
As of the START of Empire Witch
0 : The Fool : Chutney Burroughs – Cups Suit – Communicates with animals.
I : The Magician : Willow Walcot – Wands Suit – Illusion magic
II : The High Priestess : Tegan Bishop – Aether Witch – All Suits – All elemental Magic
III : The Empress : Emersyn Bishop – Wands Suit – Fire, smoke, & metal magic
IV : The Emperor : Tennessee Wildes – Swords Suit – Wind, water, & earth
magic
V : The Hierophant : Bentley Bishop – Cups Suit – Divination
VI : The Lovers : Easton Corey – Swords Suit – Magical armor
VII : The Chariot : Devon Howe Bishop – Swords Suit – Astral projection
VIII : Strength : Kessler Bishop – Swords Suit – Super strength
IX : The Hermit : Kenneth Proctor – Pentacles Suit – Speaks & reads all languages
X : Wheel of Fortune : Royce Redd – Wands Suit – Nature magic
XI : Justice : Constance Bell – Wands Suit – Crystal magic
XII : The Hanged Man : Braison Parker – Pentacles Suit – Light & shadow magic
XIII : Death : Saraphina “Saffie” Proctor – Suit Unknown – Communicates with the dead
XIV : Temperance : Hunter Bishop – Cups Suit – Emotions magic
XV : The Devil : Deacon English – Pentacles Suit – Persuasion magic
XVI : The Tower : “Frankie” – Suit Unknown – Potion magic
XVII : The Star : Cooper Bishop – Swords Suit – Dream magic
XVIII : The Moon : Henley Redd – Wands Suit – Moon magic
XIX : The Sun : Lily Warren – Pentacles Suit – Sun magic
XX : Judgement : Bettina Blair – Swords Suit – Ice magic
XXI : The World : Jackson Lancaster – Swords Suit – Truth magic
About the Author
Chandelle was born and raised in South Florida. She is the ultimate fangirl. Her love of Twilight, Harry Potter, and The Mortal Instruments inspired her to write her own books. When she’s not writing she’s on the beach soaking up the sun with a book in her hand. Her favorite things in life are dogs, pizza, slurpees, and anything that sparkles. She suffers from wanderlust and hopes to travel to every country in the world one day.
The Empire Witch
Published by Wanderlost Publishing
Copyright © 2020 by Chandelle LaVaun
This book is a work of fiction. Though some actual towns, cities, and locations may be mentioned, they are used in a fictitious manner and the events and occurrences were invented in the mind and imagination of the author. Any similarities of characters or names used within to any person past, present, or future is coincidental.
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