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There s a rumor that there s a Keeper that possesses Wicca powers And she s created a spell that can remove the Mark of Evil

Aislin

Look,

I said, prying rip

Even if that s true, it doesn t mean I know her

Then I m afraid I can t help you

She started to leave, but I pulled her back

You get o first,

I said

And then I ll help you

She nodded, obviously the kinder of the witch breed

I m Amelia,

she said as I followed her inside the nearest brick building, which turned out to be her house; a se statues, and lots and lots of incense scattered all over the place She locked the door behind us and went to an ar She removed a familiar black candle and purple amethyst, and sat the from upstairs and hter, Anna,

A the candle

That s why I need your help She s cursed with the mark that haunts the streets

I dropped my hand

Are you sure there s no way for her to escape

She s chained to the wall

The witch pulled out a red pill from the pocket of her black jacket

Really?

I froith annoyance

You want me to take a mortem pilula

It assures me that you ll hold out your end of the deal,

she said, urging the pill attoher over wasn t possible anymore Well, unless I wanted to drop dead I plopped the pill into my mouth and forced it down

She sestured at the floor foryou?

She inched the amethyst toward the flame

To Niveo Mountain,

I replied

She jerked the amethyst back from the flame

Isn t that where the Keepers Castle is?

I shoved the candle at her, growing i We re going to the graveyard

Chapter 7

(Gemma)

Well don t I feel honored,

Nicholas said from my bedroom sill

A visit from two Lucas s What s the occasion?

Shut up

I rushed for hi

You re on the crap list for keeping is from me

Ithe curtain at my

In fact, I think I hold top slot on it

I kept ethis neck

You knew all along what I had to do You wasted weeks of my time And now there s hardly any time left Decerinning

That s because you kept asking the wrong questions

I clenched my hands

God, I wish I could

Gehostly voice shivered over my shoulder

You need to s to do

I dropped et to the Afterlife? You know, the land of the Lost Souls the Afterlife where the queen reigns

I scowled at hiht question?

He clapped his hands

Bravo, but Iit out

Answer the question,

I gritted through olden eyes skimmed to host, isn t she?

I let out a sharp choke, wanting to cry, but fought back the tears because I had a job to do

She doesn t kno to get there For some reason, she can t cross over But you re a faerie and a dead one and that gives you a direct connection to the queen, with her being from the faerie world and all

Didn t I explain to you once that I m only half-faerie

He placed his hand on his chest

And that makes other faeries, dead or not, not very fond of me

Are you sure that s the real reason why,

I snapped

Because Ipersonality helps win you fans

He shot me a dirty look

You knohat? I really don t feel like talking to you Not with that kind of attitude

My fist rose

You better tell me or I ll &

Or you ll what?

He stuck out his bottom lip

Hurt me?

An evil shadow masked his face

Just to refresh your memory, you re not the one with the power here

He tapped his finger on his lip

Now, perhaps if you were really, really nice to

His eyes scannedmy skin crawl

I opened ust of hizzed by ly, she was able to grab hi his neck