Chapter 6: Tangle
“ Wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs ” — Silence of the Lambs.
I begin telling them my plan, and all three elders turn gaping, staring at me in disbelief.
“ You plan to do what? Do you have any idea what exactly you ’ re initiating, Amira? ” Mother looks at me in bewilderment, as if I am the devil reincarnate herself.
“ I know this sounds crazy at first, but give it time. I ’ m sure you ’ ll change your mind pretty soon, ” I assure her calmly, as if she ’ s the child and not me.
“ I-it ’ s so crazy . . . it might just work, ” I hear Father say, eyes still wide in shock. “ I mean, now that I think about it, do we really want to risk putting ourselves in danger? Is working with the other covens really that bad? ”
“ You ’ re only saying this becaus
