Chapter 18

Savannah's POV

With that she slammed the door shut. She was furious, but that fury couldn't have been seen on her face when I talked to her. I didn't like this. Something was wrong here. She might be up to something, but I didn't want to accuse her. With a sigh I ventured back to the living room. I had to talk to the others.

“How did it go?”

“Not too good. She's leaving the realm to go to the human world. I couldn't convince her to stay.”

“She decided and she's gone by now. It's a shame, but she was always like this. I hope she'll be happy there. Now, let's talk about everything that happened to you. We need to know every single detail even if it seems insignificant.

“Well I'll just start from when I visited Salem. I met a witch who told me who I am. Her task was to find me. There are a few families who were cursed by Iris and they can't leave town. Apparently, I'm the one who can lift the curse. As we were leaving Salem my powers awakened and I was brought here. Well, not really here, but to the fae realm. You know what happened there, so I won't repeat that story. And now it seems like I need to find a grimoire, lead the witches and learn to control my powers.”

“Anything else? Something that you didn't consider as important?”

“Uhm, well, there's something else, but it sounds insane. Before I discovered my identity I had a dream. At first I couldn't understand it, but then it made sense. I dreamt of Iris' execution and how she cursed those families. The second dream was this morning. I saw Iris' baby and how she gave her up right before her execution. There was something strange though. In the dream she said that I'll find the grimoire if I can withstand the force of the veil. I have no idea what that means.”

“You're really special, you know that? It wasn't a dream, it was a memory. We haven't seen a witch who could see memories in her sleep ever since the first witch, Gloria. I don't know the meaning of it either, but you will when the time comes. We need to deal with these in order. Your powers, the coven and the grimoire. From what I heard it's safe so there's no rush. I'm curious about what else you're capable of.”

“I'm not sure I want to know. There's so much going on and I don't know how to deal with everything.”

“Slowly.”

“I know that, Martha. What about the veil? Was it always there?”

“Nobody knows. We don't have any documents. Why do you ask?”

“What if Iris hid the grimoire in the veil?”

“Impossible. You can only cross the veil, not be inside of it.”

“Aunt Martha, what if it's possible?”

“No, it's not. The veil is just a film, it doesn't go on for miles or inches. If we're on this path, what if Iris found a way to cross the veil to somewhere without having a soulmate there or belonging to that race?”

“Maybe, but if that's the case, how should I know where she went? From what I heard, there are many different realms.”

“It's easy. She hid it in a realm where witches can't go.”

“And where is it?”

“Either Heaven or Hell.”

“What?”

“After witches die, our souls find a new body instantly. Once a witch dies, another one immediately gets pregnant. That's why our numbers have been the same for centuries. We can't go to Heaven or Hell even if we're alive. Also that's why we don't have soulmates among angels and demons.”

“This is just perfect. How am I supposed to go there then?”

“The same way as Iris did it. We just have to figure that out. If someone can do it it's you, Savannah.”

“I think I need to be alone for some time. This is just too much.”

I didn't even wait for a reply, I just left. This was too much. I was pacing back and forth in my room, but the only thing I achieved was getting dizzy. I sat down on the bed with a huff. I didn't ask for any of this. I wanted to go back to being oblivious, but that wasn't possible. I was stuck in this world with a huge responsibility on my shoulders. Maddie would freak out if I told her about this. I needed to call her. Would it even work? There was only one way to find it out. As I was going back to the living room I heard a conversation.

“Mother, are you sure that it was a good idea to tell Savannah all this?”

“She needed to know. Sooner or later she would've discovered this. We cannot treat her like she's a china doll.”

“If you say so. And what about Dalia?”

“There's nothing we can do. I'll send someone to check on her. I hope she won't do anything stupid.”

I didn't want to eavesdrop on their conversation, so I stepped into the room. They've known each other all their lives. I was just a new addition and I respected that.

“Do you need anything, dear?”

“Actually, I just wanted to ask if you have a phone here that I can borrow.”

“Yes, we have. And you can make a call anywhere you want. It's still a mystery why it works, but it does. Call as many times as you want. You didn't have time to say goodbye.”

After Martha gave me her phone I thanked her and returned to my room. I memorized Maddie's number in case of an emergency. I dialed it and she picked up fairly quickly.

*“Hi Maddie! It's Sav.”

*“Oh, God! I was so worried about you and then you disappeared and nobody's telling me anything. What's going on? I briefly talked to Zamyr, but he disappeared too.”

*“Uhm, it's a long story, but I'm as okay as I can be given the circumstances. I made a pretty big destruction a few days ago. I can't control my powers, so I destroyed part of Zamyr's castle. Then I lost control again and destroyed another part of it. Now I'm in the witches' realm with my family. They're helping me with everything. And by the way, I became the coven leader by accident.”

*“Gosh! This can only happen to you Sav. What'll happen now?”

*“We're taking everything slow. I'll stay here for a week to learn how to control my powers. After that I think I need to visit the fae realm to see how they are. Then I'll go home.”

*“That's not a good idea. I went back to Salem after you left with Zamyr. I found Dorothea and we had a talk. Then Jeremy stormed in. He put two and two together and he realized that you're the one who can lift the curse. He's gone mad, Sav. He gathered dozens of people to search for you. He wants to force you to lift the curse and won't stop. It's not safe for you here. Stay with the witches or with Zamyr.”

*“What? Are you okay?”

*“I'm fine. He doesn't know that I'm connected to you. Dorothea told me to keep a low profile. They don't know where you live, but we can't risk it.”

*“But why would he force me? I get that he's desperate, but forcing me won't get him anywhere. I don't even know what I'm supposed to do.”

*“They've lived like this for generations and he's willing to do anything to end it. I'm safe here, don't worry about me. Focus on yourself. By the way, will you lift the curse?”

*“Honestly, I don't know. I've been thinking about that. I know that nobody should suffer because of someone else's mistakes, but he still has to earn it. Do you have Dorothea's number?”

*“Yeah, why?”

*“I want to talk to her about the current situation. Maybe she can calm Jeremy down.”

*“I'll send you the number. Just don't do anything reckless.”

*“I won't. If anything happens I'll let you know. Can I call you on this number?”

*“Yeah, it's Martha’s phone. If she answers, ask for me.”

*“Okay. Take care, Sav.”

*“You too Maddie, you too.”