Chapter 4
Renée woke to a knocking on her door. Disoriented as she had been in a deep slumber, she did not respond and took a deep breath to steady herself.
“Renée?” Hannah spoke low, trying not to wake anyone else in the house. She knocked again softly. “May I come in?”
“Yes, do so.” Renée rubbed her eyes and had difficulty seeing because of the dark. The sun had not yet begun to rise.
Hannah hurried in and said, “I am sorry to disturb your sleep, but a man is at the front door. He is asking for you.”
Renée slipped into a comfortable dress. “I am not expecting anyone. Who is he?”
“He says his name is Jeremiah and that he must speak with you about a matter of great importance.” The flame flickered from the candle she carried and added. “I detect magic in him.”
Renée pulled her hair
