Alpha Asher by Jane

Chapter 194

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Rowena answered the door when we knocked, and immediately took Asher into the den to scan him for any charms, spells, or curses. She pointed me upstairs where Cordelia was, and as I climbed the stairs, I searched for the words to say. It had been an accident, stealing the book, but once I had it I’d knowingly cast a spell from its pages.

“Come in, Lola.” Cordelia called out, her back turned to me as she rummaged through the old trunk in her bedroom. There were stacks of magical textbooks, the entire culmination of Cordelia’s collection throughout the years. Most of which she’d gotten from her family, but there were a handful she procured from powerful friends and distant cousins. She’d told me previously that she had charmed the box to vanish should anyone try to break into it.

When I entered her bedroom, which was a cocoon of tapestries and billowing fabrics, she had just snapped the lid shut. The bangles around her wrists were clinking as they hit into one another, playing the same song as the numerous amulets around her neck. Her greying hair was braided, trailing down her shoulder until it stopped around her waistline

She met my gaze and frowned, the lines around her mouth becoming more prominent.

“What’s wrong?” Cordelia asked, placing a hand against the amulets she wore. ” You look positively torn.

“There’s nothing wrong. Well, not exactly.” I said, s********g my nerves as I struggled to get to the point. Instead of speaking, I rummaged through the old tote bag I wore and pulled out her spell book. I could pinpoint the exact second that realization flooded her eyes, bringing on a light of distrust that made my stomach curdle and sour. “I-I casted a protection spell on Asher, but I swear I never meant to steal the book.”

Her eyebrows, which were naturally soft, fell into a sharp grimace. With the wave of her hand, the bedroom door clicked shut. She looked down at the book, then thumbed through its pages, leaving me to drown in the uncomfortable silence.

“So, you accidentally stole my book then proceeded to cast a risky spell on your mate, one that could’ve had horrible consequences if you had messed up a single detail in the slightest, am I correct?” She said, pinning me in place with a look that could’ve easily belonged to my mom or grandma.

Ruefully, I nodded.

Cordelia made a sound of understanding, then began tapping her nails along the hard cover. “Thank you for telling me the truth. I was wondering when my book would turn back up. I was beginning to think the gnomes had taken it.” She spoke.

“…the gnomes?”

She stared blankly at my confused expression before snorting and shaking her head. “It’s a joke, Lola. Though, I would like to know how you stole my book, even if it was by accident.”

With the book in her hands, and the jeweled rings on her fingers sparkling merrily, she turned to slide the book into her trunk.

Feeling a blush creep along my cheeks, I swallowed and asked, “Does the term Conjuration mean anything to you?”

to me as she murmured, “That’s a word I haven’t heard in

Cordelia stood and turned to face me. Her eyes were calculating, though

how you stole my book, through Conjuration.” Cordelia wasn’t

I was that she couldn’t possibly be the spy the Blood Witch had sent.

bed and placed a hand on the post

master this. It’s not going to

going to be a pawn. Not now, not

your only option. It’s going to get worse for you now. It always

do you know about Conjuration, Cordelia? I thought it wasn’t well

but I come from a very old family, from a long line of witches. Word travels through the

Ember and Tessa, to what they had said in the warehouse. “Two of the Blood Witches assassins mentioned they needed to get to me before I realized the true extent of my magic. I’d bet anything that they know about Conjuration too. In the

the wrong hands. I suppose we’ll have to up your training now. What I want you to do is to practice Conjuration

nestled deep within bones, the same one I’d pulled from all those other times when I thought I was just invoking my

against her chest as she shouted in

the trunk. A yawn tickled the back of my throat, but I kept it at bay. “I barely had to think about that, but

take time for you to build up a tolerance, which is why you need to practice. However,

hands up in surrender. “I promise you it won’t

and seemingly convinced. “Now, tell me about this protection spell

smallest of details like where we’d placed the candles in correspondence to one another, she made a sound of

her head. I swore there was a hint of pride

to Clara he would’ve died if

will be able to detect if the protection spell is still on Asher, but typically it fades with time. The fact that it lasted that long with you being a beginner speaks volumes about your power. What’s done is done, but I still believe you should know the

“The risks?”

has its risks, and there’s a reason even seasoned witches steer clear of protection spells. In essence, a protection spell links the life-force of one with the life-force of another. Asher was very much protected but should you have died. Well, so would he.” She explained, and only now did I fully realize the dangers of the spell I had done. She patted my shoulder gently, just like grandma did.

over from the mind-link he was currently in the middle of. Seconds went by before they cleared. He blinked rapidly and

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