Chapter 293

We all stared at Toya. Then Wendy came over and got into her face. “What’s wrong with you?”

Toya pulled back, but her eyes were filled with panic. “Nothing.”

“No, Wendy’s right.” Hanna came closer. “You are Amy’s biggest supporter. We are all close, but you and Amy have always had that extra bond. You have never once worried or questioned your spot here, or Amy’s decision. But this…” She waved her hand, gesturing wildly to Toya. “This isn’t you.”

I felt my eyes narrow as I leaned against the table. “They are right. In the last three years, you have never once questioned your place here. You have questioned my decisions, but I always appreciated your opinion, but you always did it away from everyone.”

“I came to you to discuss this alone, but you brought us down here,” Toya pointed out.

“You are right. But so are Hanna and Wendy. This isn’t you.”

Toya pointed at all of us. “You’re not buying this, right?”

Wendy grabbed her hand. “Calm down, Toya. We are just trying to figure out what’s going on.”

Toya threw up her hands. “Nothing is going on.” She whirled on me. “You’re poisoning them against me!” She snarled, and that’s when I knew for sure. Someone or something was attacking Toya.

I lifted my brow. Nix, tell Micca to look for some rope. I waited for a minute, but then Nix snorted. What?

There is a bag on the table behind you. Micca said she had it in her room. Carl left her a note telling her we would need this stuff tonight, so she brought it down.

I turned, and Toya snarled again and lunged for me, but I danced away.

“What the hell was that?” Wendy and Hanna had stepped between me and Toya, stopping her from trying to attack again. Wendy was in her face in an instant. She was searching Toya’s eyes. “When did you start questioning Amy?”

Toya finally pulled her eyes from me. “Wendy, she wants to do magic on us. We can’t trust her.”

Wendy cupped her face. “You are my sister, and I love you.”

Toya’s eyes softened. “Then believe me. She has been planning all of this today since the graduation ceremony.”

Her words put me on edge. “Did you guys go anywhere, or do anything after we sat down, before the ceremony started?”

“Shut up!” Toya screamed.

I stared at her for a moment; the wheel turning. What the hell was happening?

I can’t reach her wolf. It’s like there is a wall between us. Nix’s voice was on edge.

I refocused on everyone who was shaking their head no. But then Wendy turned to me. “Toya ran to the washroom before we sat down. Alone.” I nodded as I turned back to the bag. There were candles, herbs, a few crystals, and then two spools of thick rope.

I smiled softly. Carl, you crafty man.

“Believe me, she brought up finding out if everyone comes from a goddess because she is going to use her magic to make us mindless followers.” I wanted to argue, but the fear in her eyes stopped me. She fully believed her words. Micca and Hanna looked at each other, and then at me.

A tiny nugget of doubt was taking hold in them. I could see it. Something was eating away at our bond, our friendship, like it was rusty links in a chain trying to force it to break. If I didn’t act soon, I would lose all of my friends.

“Amy…” Wendy turned and I could see the doubt there, too. All of them were turning on me. Wendy shook her head, and I saw anger enter her eyes. “What the fuck is going on?” She turned to Hanna and Micca. “Guys?” Hanna shook her head. “Amy, something’s wrong with my head.” She looked a little scared.

Micca stepped back, raising her hands. “I don’t know what is going on, but I don’t want to figure out about the goddess and the first families anymore.” The nugget of doubt had taken hold in her.

Nix, reach Wendy and Hanna before their wolves are closed off from us. Have them grab Micca, and I’ll grab Toya. We are going to tie them down and figure out what exactly is going on. She nodded, and I watched as their eyes grew round.

Wendy stepped closer to Micca subtly, instantly believing me, but Hanna glanced at me, biting her lip. “Amy…” Her words were soft, but I saw Toya vibrate again. We had to move.

“Do you trust me?” I looked at Hanna. “Like really, trust me?”

“Of course I do.” Her words trembled, but she was trying.

“Then listen to me. We need to figure this out before everything we built is destroyed.” She looked at me for one more moment before she nodded. Wendy was on her toes, and Hanna shifted closer to Micca.

“What are you guys doing?” Micca stepped back just as Toya lunged for me.

“Die, witch blood.”