New Coven Chapter 12

New Coven Chapter 12

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Edward climbed out of the truck and followed around the side of the light blue shuttered white farm house. Nosie floated from the crowd of at least sixty SpellBinders. Bigger than he’d expected. He’d assumed it would be a small coven since they lived in the old ways. Most SpellBinders searched out the covens that integrated with the humans, not remained in the barbaric laws. It had been stupid of him to think he could get by without going through the Choosing Ceremony here. He knew the leader, ex-leader, lived by the old laws. Not the ones he came from. Not the ones he needed to live from. Even the ones who lived by the new rules, upheld the Choosing Ceremony. Or the ones on the East Coast did. He’d been stupid to think he could start over here. He would have been better off taking over for his father.

“Wait up front. This won’t take long then we can return home and discuss us.”

Right. Was not going to happen. Edward had a plan and it did not entail either of those. He scoped the area out as Richard made his way around the crowd. There were woods on three corners. One had to lead to the road. From there he could hitch until he was back in town. No one would know he did not stay for the meeting. He’d simply get back to town and call his father. Have him send him some money and book him a flight home. He might not want to take his father’s spot, but it was better than . . . he hoped it was better than staying here where he had to be next to his other half and put him through what he’d left his home coven for. Nope. He would not make anyone suffer such. He couldn’t.

“You new?” A light haired man came up to his side. “Stupid question. Sorry.” The man held his hand out. “Names’ Jay.”

“Edward.” The left side gave him the best option to lead to the road.

“Won’t do you any good to bolt.”

“Not bolting.”

“Seen that look on myself some three months ago.”

Didn’t matter. He had one goal and it had nothing to do with remaing here and living under the hardcore thumb of a by-the-book leader. He’d not done enough research on the area. He’d thought he’d done quite a bit, but . . .

“If you want to bolt, don’t go left. I did and was caught in twenty minutes. Got lost. Never found the road. Found out since then the closest road is on the right and about five miles through the woods, but it takes you right to the outskirts of town.”

Nice. “Thanks.” Edward didn’t wait to hear anything else. Nope. He made his way through the crowd, slipping between and around spellbinder after SpellBinder. He made it to the edge of the woods before he heard the microphone. The voice that flowed through the mic had me pausing.

“Great to see you all.” Richard’s voice was velvet smooth. “It is my honor to be your new Coven Leader. For those of you who do not know me by name, I am Richard Cashwell.”

Ah fuck!

Hard ground slammed against his knees and his palms. Life hated him. That was all it was.