Chapter One

Cassie couldn't sleep, she kept replaying the events of the day over and over. So much had happened. Her questions had been answered about the day of the fire, but now she only had more unanswered questions. What had Jakes mother meant when she said Ameila couldn't be there after the way Blackwell betrayed her? What had her father done? Why was Adams father there when he said he wasn't? How did the necklace her father used worked? Most importantly why was her fathers grave buried full of animal bones? Part of her wanted to desperately believe that her father was still out there somewhere. The other part of her was terrified by that idea. She was more confused than she'd ever been in her life. She thought learning she had dark magic would be the biggest obstacle she faced. Now, she realized it was only the beginning. Cassie noticed the light on her phone was flashing, she leaned over and looked at her phone. A text from Adam, more confusion.

Come outside to talk?

She sighed, she knew Adam and her had a lot to talk about. She just wasn't sure what she was ready to talk about yet.

Now? It's late Adam, I'm tired. Tomorrow?

The truth was that the minute she leaned up to kiss Adam she felt horrible. Diana was the sweetest person she'd ever met. Despite anything Adam said Diana took priority. Cassie had moved so much, and occasionally they stayed in one place long enough for her to make friends or to meet a boy. It never lasted as long as she wanted though. But now, Chance Harbor was her home. There was no moving. Her friends and the boys here were permanent. But what if what Ethan and Adam said was true? What if Adam really was her destiny? She looked at her phone sighing.

We won't be long, promise.

Cassie crawled out of bed. Looking in the mirror deciding that to avoid any miscommunications she decided to change from her shorts and tank top into sweat pants and a long sleeved knit top. Happy not to have to sneak past her grandmothers room she walked down the stairs and through the front door and saw Adams blue jeep parked on the road. Slowly she walked across the road mentally forming responses to uncomfortable questions. She smiled at him and climbed into the passenger seat.

She forced a greeting, "Hi"

He looked at her calmly "How are you?" He asked.

She chucked,"I don't know. Fine I guess." It was true, physically she was fine. Even mentally she was alright, mostly confused.

"I'm glad we got answers, but Cassie, that spell was dangerous. One minute you looked like you were asleep the next you were choking," he sighed "We need to be more careful."

Cassie was quiet for a minute choosing her words carefully. "Adam, the spell was fine. I was fine. Jake knew what he was doing." It was true. Jake had warned her that they needed to stay together, and he had tried to stop her when she walked away.

"Cassie please, don't. I don't want to talk about him right now. We have to talk about what happened at the abandoned house."

"Adam," She started

"No Cassie, look I get it. You and me, who knows what this is, but it isn't the time to figure it out." He starred at her waiting for her to say something.

"Adam, I'm sorry. I just…can't right now. Theres too many people that need to be considered first, too much that has to be figured out." Adam was so sweet to her. She wanted to be sure of her feelings for him. And most importantly she wanted to feel good about it. A relationship was something she'd wanted for a long time. Especially now with so much confusion she needed to be sure it was right.

He looked down skeptically "Figure out whats going on with Jake?"

Cassie swallowed. She wouldn't deny that she cared about him. Or that if he hadn't left town she wouldn't have moved past whatever looming situation was present with Adam. She couldn't explain it. When Jake was around she just felt more sure of everything. He sparked all these feelings that were so foreign to her. But she liked them and she knew she needed to figure out if there was anything there "I'm sorry Adam." Hurting Adam was the last thing she wanted to do.

"It's okay. I think I knew that he wasn't completely off your mind. Just like Diana isn't off mine." He looked out the window.

"Adam, Diana is one of the greatest people I've ever known. Don't ruin it because of something your dad told you. I've been forced to believe in so many things I thought were impossible. But the truth is we don't know if anything your dad said is true. And even if it is. We're seventeen years old. Do we really need to figure it out right now?" Cassie was being honest. Even if Adam and her were meant to be together it didn't have to be a few moths after they met?

"I know. But Cassie this is not me giving my blessing to you with Jake. I don't trust him. And I don't want you near him." He looked at her fiercely.

She sighed, "Adam can we please just leave it at this for tonight? I really need some time to myself to unwind."

Adam looked at her longingly "Yea sure" he leaned over and softly kissed her cheek. "Goodnight Cassie."

She smiled grateful for letting the conversation be left at that. "Goodnight Adam."

As Cassie climbed out of the car she couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. Cassie and Adams on and off flirtation bothered her. While at times she barely noticed what she was doing, after she immediately felt like the worst person alive. And she had seen the way Adam had been affected by Diana's recent behaviours. He wasn't ready to move on just as much as she was. And then there was Jake. She had been so happy to know that he was safe. Before he left she had developed feelings for him. And when he admitted that he felt something between them she had hoped they would get closer. She thought what he did was inexcusable, but after today against her best judgement she didn't hold anything against him. Crawling back into bed. She closed her eyes knowing that one of the answers she needed was Jake.

Hello lovely readers. This is my first story and I appreciate any feedback. My goal for this story is not to create a fluff of pairings but to create an actual story that honours the series. While the main pairings in this story will be Jake and Cassie and Adam and Diana, certain chapters will involve other interactions. Please do not review and bash either couple. That is not the place for that those comments will be flagged and access to the story removed. Hope you enjoy!