Meanwhile, Everly had arrived back at her coven, Sisters of the Mystic Grove, and was welcomed warmly by her Aunt Dot and the Coven’s Mistress, Beatrix. As soon as she was wrapped up in Aunt Dot’s arms, Everly’s tears started to flow, her broken heart finally spilling over. With every mile between she and Declan, Everly’s heart hurt more and her longing grew. She didn’t know it would be like this, that it would be so hard to be apart from her chosen. It was starting to feel like an important part of her was missing.
After a minute, her Aunt Dot pulled away and looked into Everly’s heart. “My darling, what is it? What has caused this pain?”
Everly didn’t respond, she just sniffled and wiped her nose. She knew the judgment that awaited her if her coven discovered that she had abandoned he
