By Devon Monk
For so much of her lifestyles, Allison Beckstrom has used magic and permitted the heavy cost it exacts. yet now that every one magic is poisoned, it’s now not simply utilizing people—it’s killing them.
With Portland approximately to descend into chaos, Allie must have the ability to purify the wells of tainted magic underneath the town. however the purely suggestions left to her are grim: try and shut down magic endlessly, or stick to her father’s plan to set magic into the precise hands—even even though she’s discovered to by no means belief his note.
Now, Allie must make a selection and face the darkness of her personal private fears, earlier than time runs out for all of them…
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Unusually, I hadn’t. “No. this is often my domestic. good, now not the following at Kevin’s, yet this urban. nobody could make me go away it. Even my dad couldn’t make me go away it, and he drove me nuts. ” She smiled and eventually popped the dough in her mouth. “Now that such a lot of humans find out about the Authority, what’s going to occur to us and our stories? ” “Honestly? i've got no inspiration. ” The kitchen door opened and in walked Kevin Cooper. Sandy-haired, sad-eyed, he was once considered one of Zay’s long-standing buddies. He used to be additionally a hell of a magic consumer. He’d someway gotten himself assigned, through my dad of every body, as a bodyguard to Violet, my dad’s spouse. someplace alongside the way in which, Kevin had fallen in love with Violet, and he was once nonetheless her stalwart defend. “Allie,” he stated, “we have an issue. ” “We have loads of difficulties. ” “Seattle’s been scrambled. ” “What does that suggest? ” I requested. I’d by no means obvious Kevin shaken. I’d by no means even obvious the guy sweat, and I’d visible him in the course of a paranormal conflict opposed to overwhelming odds. He used to be sweating now. “The Authority contributors in Seattle were ordered via the Overseer to safe Portland. ” “Secure? ” I requested. “How? ” “They are going to fasten us down in order that nobody can input or go out, and shut or kill any member of Portland’s Authority who stands of their approach. ” “My God,” Nola acknowledged. “It’s ok. ” I gave her an encouraging nod, which used to be an incredible fats lie. “We can deal with this. correct, Kevin? ” He didn’t say a observe. simply stood there having a look grim. word to self: Kevin sucks on the immense fats lie. “What am i able to do to assist? ” she requested. “Right now? Don’t burn the cookies. ” “Allie,” she admonished. “As quickly as I work out how undesirable it really is, i'm going to let you know what we have to do. supply me a moment or to speak to some humans, ok? ” She nodded. “Paul stated he’d be the following in a part hour or so. ” “Good. ” Paul—Detective Paul Stotts—was her boyfriend, and was once now simply as deep in Authority enterprise and end-of-the-world magic clients concentrating on Portland as any folks who were part of the Authority for years. it'd be sturdy to have him on our part. I had the sensation we have been going to wish the cooperation of the police to get via this. I jogged out of the kitchen, Kevin correct on my heels. Kevin’s position had the texture of a grander kind of residing, of balls and ceremonies and social occasions from a century earlier. now not a speck of airborne dirt and dust notwithstanding. Kevin will not be dwelling the following, yet he nonetheless had anyone are available as soon as per week to scrub and air out where. “How undesirable is it? ” I requested. “They’re coming to kill us. ” “Right. Heard that. Can they do it? ” “With magic poisoned and so much people nonetheless now not recovered from battling Jingo Jingo? convinced. ” now not the reply i used to be trying to find. My middle used to be beating too speedy. All i needed to do used to be run, cover. Get the hell out of city. yet too many folks have been hoping on me being right here, and hadn’t I simply advised Nola I’d by no means run? “How a lot time will we have sooner than they get the following? ” We crossed the lengthy, carpeted corridor accented with woods and work that have been most likely valuable. I took a left, heading to 1 of the smaller assembly rooms.