Chapter 20

I woke up with a gasp. It was still dark outside and the dream came rushing back. Iris told me everything and then she disappeared forever. She told me things I would've never imagined. My family wasn't my real family. I will be the strongest witch. As my thoughts swirled and battled in my head I became more and more at ease. It sounds strange, but that's what happened. I didn't freak out, I just accepted the truth. There was no chance for me to go back to sleep. I decided to go for a walk. I dressed up and left.

The night air was refreshing. Everybody was sleeping, probably I was the only lunatic outside. As I was wandering outside I could feel my magic inside me. I slowly let it slip out. It was colorful, but not angry. The magic found its home inside me. The magic followed a path and I had the sudden urge to follow that trail. It felt like the magic wanted to show me something. I followed it down a road until I found myself in front of a two story house. The magic slipped back inside me. The person who lived in the house wasn't sleeping, because the lights were on. I've never been here before, so I was clueless as to why my magic led me here. I felt like a creep, looking inside the house in the middle of the night. A man and a woman appeared in what seemed like the kitchen. They were talking and seemed like they had a good time. When the woman turned around she saw me. Her eyes widened and rushed towards the door. I was caught. This was not my intention. I was about to run the way I came from, but the door had already swung open.

“Savannah! Is everything okay?”

“I'm sorry for being a creep. I couldn't sleep so I went for a walk. I saw that the lights were on, but I didn't want to disturb you.”

“Nonsense, come inside.”

*“Remember, Savannah. I'm always with you.”

The whispering was barely audible, but I instantly knew that it was Iris, more precisely her soul. It was coming from the woman's direction. Then it snapped into place. This woman just became pregnant and Iris' soul is in her baby. That's why my magic led me here. That's why I felt a connection the longer I was in her presence.

“Congratulations!”

“I'm sorry? Why are you congratulating me?”

“I don't think it's my place to say. You'll know it soon enough. All I can tell is that it's good news.”

“It can't be, can it?”

“I'm not sure what you're referring to.”

“Can I be pregnant?”

“You are.”

“Thank you. We've been trying for years, but I couldn't get pregnant.” - the woman was sobbing now.

“It wasn't your time. Now it is.”

“I won't ask how you know, but from what I saw yesterday morning I don't even have to.”

“I should leave. Go, be with your soulmate and tell him the good news. Your baby will achieve great things, given whose soul is inside her. I'll always be here for you. No matter what, all you have to do is ask.”

“Thank you. You'll be a wonderful leader.”

The week flew by quickly. All I've been doing was sleeping, eating and practicing. And now it feels like breathing. No more struggling with releasing the exact amount of magic. Martha teached me a few defense spells, but I don't think I'll need to use them anytime soon. Yesterday I told her that I'd be leaving after breakfast. I had to check on Zamyr and the other fae. I've destroyed the castle and that's the least I can do. I'm planning to stay there for a few days then I need to look for information.

“Take care of yourself, dear. If you need anything you know where to find us.”

“I know. Take care of yourself and the witches while I'm gone. I'm coming back as soon as I can.”

It didn't take long to reach the veil. I thought about where I wanted to go as I crossed it. When I stepped through it, I was back in the fae realm. I could see the castle in the distance. I concentrated on it and opened a portal, just the way Martha taught me. I haven't tried portaling between realms yet, but I need to do that soon. I was standing in front of the castle in the blink of an eye. Everybody was working. The castle was in a better shape, but still nowhere near done. Sandra was the first one who noticed me and rushed towards me.

“Savannah, I'm so glad to see you.”

“Good to see you too. What did I miss?”

“Nothing much. We've been working on the castle for the past week. It certainly looks better now.”

“Yeah. Can I help?”

“Sure, we need all available hands on deck. Did you learn to control your powers?”

“Yeah, I did. I won't cause more destruction. And as the coven leader, I guess I need to take this more seriously.”

“Everybody heard what happened. You'll be an amazing leader. After we finish the renovations we'll need your help. You remember the protective field, right?”

“The one I destroyed? Yeah.”

“We want to redo it. Having your magic added to it would be great.”

“Of course. Just let me know when you're doing it. I have to go back to the human realm to take care of something. I'm leaving in a few days. I just wanted to come and check what's going on here.”

“Sure, but it won't be happening for a few weeks anyway.”

After catching up with Sandra we started working. I used my magic to lift the things that needed to be lifted. I haven't seen Zamyr anywhere. We didn't have time to talk about our predicament before things went sideways. I wasn't tired at all. It didn't even feel like I've been using magic for hours now. I had no intentions to stop, but the people I've been working with insisted even though I told them I was totally fine. I was resting when Zamyr appeared next to me.

“I just heard that you're back. How are you?”

“I'm okay. We need to talk about everything. I'm sorry for the mess I've caused.”

“It wasn't your fault. I haven't told you anything and you just got your powers when everything got dumped on you. I should've told you who I was.”

“It's in the past now. Let's just keep it there. What's going to happen now?”

“What do you want? It's up to you.”

“I think we should take things slow. Everything else is happening too fast. I know that the concept of soulmates is a big deal in the supernatural world. I want to give it a shot.”

“Thank you! We can take things slow. I'm just so happy that you're not pushing me away.”

“I'm not. Neither of us deserves any more suffering.”

“No, we absolutely don't. Now, what happened with the witches?”

“I don't even know where to begin. Good news is that I know how to control my powers and cast some spells. Bad news is that more and more things keep piling up and I don't even know which is more important.”

“Can you tell me?”

“Yeah, I know I can trust you. I can see auras and I know that I can trust you and you won't use anything against me. I know where Iris' grimoire is. I also know how to get to it, but I don't know if I'll be able to.”

“Okay, where is it?”

“In Heaven or Hell. It doesn't matter, they're the same, it just depends on perspective.”