“Warlocks?” He looked at the letter. “Oh—okay. This must be a mistake. They got you mixed up with someone else. We’ll write and tell them you’re a girl and that you’re not going to any magic schools.”
“Wait. Let’s start with, why did you not tell me this sooner and why am I not going to magic school? Magic school sounds awesome.”
“It isn’t. At least, that’s what they tell me. But I don’t want you having anything to do with that. It can get you killed. There are all these other planes, and magical creatures in conflict with each other, and…it’s bad news. It didn’t do my relationship with your mom any favors, that’s for sure. When we were growing up, she was never interested in magic. But then…when you were a baby…she got sucked in. Like a cult. Power is addictive and she’d never known what it was like. That was what we fought over. But she had bound your magic, so you wouldn’t suffer the same fate.”
“She bound my magic so I wouldn’t be powerful?”
“So you would be a normal girl,” he said. “Who doesn’t get killed by some demon or something.”
“And you just figured you’d lie to me about all of this?”
“Yeah—see—she could explain it better.”
“I don’t know about that. This is ridiculous.”
“It’s not ridiculous. It’s to protect you. The magical life is bad fucking news, Charlotte. Remember how you used to be afraid there was a shadow monster in the closet? And you’d scream in the middle of the night? ‘Daddy! Check the closet!’ I spent hours telling you there was no monster. But if I let you become a witch, there might really be a monster in there. And I wouldn’t be able to protect you. Witches and warlocks and all the other magical creatures in this world are battling for power, and you do not need to be in the middle of that. I want you to sleep soundly at night.”
“Oh…”
“So, you’re right, we’ll just write them back and tell them they’ve got you confused with someone else. It just shook me up. Sometimes I get scared that they’re going to try to suck you in, like they did to your mom.” He grabbed an envelope and some stamps from the desk, and then a legal pad with a grocery list on it.
“Maybe you should use stationery?” I asked. “Just a thought?”
“Like I have stationery. Who writes letters anymore?”
“I have some! I’ve never used it! Wait right here.” I ran upstairs. My computer was still on but I’d been logged out of the game.
I wonder why Dad mentioned Firia? That was weird.
I logged back in while I dug around for some decorative paper I’d had since I was a kid. I was pretty sure it had like, a Sanrio dog on it or something, but that was still better than a legal pad.
When I logged back in, I was back in the town. I’d missed out on the whole dragon thing. It looked like Firia was still on.
I sent a private message.
hey, Firia, have you ever spoken to my dad?
There was a pause and then she/he said, So…did he reveal my secret identity or something?
Hard to say if he was joking or not. no…what is it?
Did he reveal all the secrets of the universe?
a few…do you believe that magic is real?
I’m coming over.
wait, what?
He didn’t say anything else. I dug out the stationery and then I heard the doorbell ring.
“Charlotte!” Dad yelled. “I thought you were just grabbing paper! You went and talked to him.”
“‘Him’?”
“Just come downstairs. I guess it’s time you met.”
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
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