Delaina just thought that Reid was telling her to go inside to us the front door to get to her car. It wasn't until Tyler and Reid led her into the kitchen did she see Pogue and Caleb already sitting at the humongous table. She counted up to five plates but didn't realize it was for her until Reid grabbed her by the shoulders to stop her from walking down the hallway and sit down at the table. If it was really up to her, then she would've rather just left right then and there.
"I want to apologize. I overreacted" Caleb spoke up first. "Delaina, you're not the first outside we've encountered. It took us sometime before… He threatened our family and friends. All he wanted was revenge on our coven. Chase Collins may seem like a nice guy to everyone else but he was more sinister than anyone could imagine. I'm just trying to protect my brothers"
Delaina looked up from her piece of cake and nodded, "You don't have to explain anything to me. I'm sure if my mother found out who I was sharing this conversation with now. Hell just might break loose under our feet"
Pogue looked over to her, "So your mother is a witch too? I never even thought that was possible. Who knew a girl could handle so much power"
"What about your dad?" Reid questioned.
"That's right" Tyler looked up. "Our fathers are the ones who gave us our powers. Is it only the females who inherit the power? I'm sure he's a little bit freaked out on living with two women who can use magic"
"He's not around" Delaina shook her head.
"Dumbass" Reid nudged his friend. "Why did you say anything? You knew that magic takes a toll on normal people. Just look at Caleb and my mother? They divorced the men who made their lives living hell. Sorry about that, Delaina. He kind of doesn't really get it. We kind of all have a toll in that department. You don't have to explain anything"
"Who said anything about my dad being normal?" Delaina questioned. "He's a warlock too"
"Really? Then why isn't he around?" Tyler asked. "Shouldn't he be protecting his family if there are demons out there?"
"Shut up, Tyler!"
Despite Tyler being yelled at by his older coven mates, Delaina chose to open up on the situation, "He's got a mark on his back"
"What do you mean a mark?" Pogue turned to Delaina, "What the hell does that mean? There is so much stuff that we didn't know that it's kind of sad how we existed like this for nearly 300 years"
"It just means that demons are coming for you" Delaina mentioned. "He's been out of my life since I was in 1st grade, trying to keep the demons off of his back. People said that he was so powerful that even the being in Northern California could sense his magic"
Everyone around the table took this moment to chew their piece of cake in silence. There was so much that they barely knew and were at least lucky that their family didn't decide to move out of Massachusetts when they had the chance.
Reid looked up to Delaina, "Does that mean you're marked?"
"Yes. I think so" Delaina slowly nodded.
Pogue looked over to Delaina, "We got your back"
"How do you kill a demon anyways?" Caleb questioned.
"You think I would know? Probably the same as everything else" Delaina sighed. "I haven't looked in the grimoire since I was a kid"
"Sounds like someone we all know"
"But it's in there" Reid responded.
"Why wouldn't have my father tried to kill them if it was in there?" Delaina asked.
"She's got a point" Tyler shrugged. "So how did you find out about your powers?"
"I fell asleep in class and had my first vision of the algebra test answers" Delaina smiled but then it slowly faded, "I got my first telepathy conversation when I spoke into my best friend's mind during the summer"
Caleb read the emotions on the young witches face, "She didn't take it too well, didn't she?"
"That's why I moved here. People just thought that my best friend was losing it because I wasn't going to come back next year" Delaina sighed.
"For 7th grade"
"Exactly"
Caleb nodded, "Sorry you had to find out that way"
"Me too"
"What happened to her?"
"Don't know. Mom never told…" Delaina trailed off and then turned to the others.
"We were very fortunate to let this be a little family secret. We kind of were prepared for everything that was going on" Caleb said.
Delaina thought about how it must've been nice for them. At least they had someone to talk to about their abilities. For Delaina, she wasn't even sure her mother was just enough to take all the pressure away. She wondered why witches tend to pick territories and not stick together.
"I guess the whole magic part only comes one way. No wonder you trusted Kate and Sarah" Delaina looked to Caleb and Pogue. "You never even knew that there was any of our kind out there. It must've been frustrating to see them leave"
Delaina suddenly stopped herself as she realized she made her mistake once again. She silently cursed under her breath as the tension continued to rise inside of the room. The thought brought back her best friend and how crazy she reacted when she discovered that Delaina really was a witch. Did she drive her friend mad?
