Alex
Katelyn suggested a house that was on a lake. Somewhere as desolate as they could be. And Alex knew the perfect place. There were other houses, but they were more for summer occupancy, and it was mid-Spring, so there wasn’t anyone around. The last bits of winter had not quite thawed just yet, so no one would be going into the lake for a swim.
It was perfect.
The house was old and looked abandoned. Technically they were trespassing. Sort of. It belonged to a certain member of the recently fallen Council who was murdered. He was a sorcerer—John.
The man took a liking to Alex from the start and at one point took Alex into his office for hours. Just to talk. Get to know one another.
That’s how Alex learned about the lake house. John showed him pictures of it, even to
