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Author's Notes The history from the sisters point of view (since the last chapter was the brothers). Enjoy! And review!
Prologue 2: Betrayal: A Coven is Formed
The Book of Damnation tells the trials of the covenant, the need for secrecy, the courage and determination of five men to survive in a time of persecution.
It was a book of lies. Half truths at best.
The Covenant was formed out of necessity, forsaking everything– and everyone– for The Power.
Blood may be thicker than water, but it is less seductive than power.
Remembrance Simms fell in love with the wrong man, and a jealous wife watched as the shocked expression on her face the night of her capture and then at her water testing, changed from shock to anger– at the people hunting her, killing her, and most importantly, the brother who turned his back on her.
Rosemary Parry watched in horror as her friend was killed, but hoped it wouldn't touch her own little family. When the accusations didn't stop, the villagers turned their superstitions and misguided beliefs on her. She watched, horrified, as they bound her before the river and she thought her heart broke when she saw them carry off her husband who was trying to save her.
Eleanor Putnam's husband had the luckiest death, a clean shot through the heart as he rushed the crowd trying to get to the rushing water and rescue his wife from the river.
Hope Garwin, in a fury blinded by her rage, tried to fight her attackers using what was left of her broken power and nearly burned the entire town to ashes before the fire finally claimed her.
Charlotte Danvers, the young widow, never saw her newborn child as the last of her protections failed and she was drugged and left to torment and flame.
The betrayed sisters died, leaving a curse behind with their last breath for those who chose the power over their blood, sad they would never see the repercussions of their brothers cowardly act.
Little did they know, their last use of Power would curse the very people they would come to want to protect most.
Author's Notes: next chapter begins with the modern day descendants, and will pick up a few months after the movie ended.
