Disclaimer: Don't own Sweep, so don't sue.
R&R please.
I sank to my knees, but my friends, Robbie Gurrevitch and Bree Warren helped me back up. The fire trucks swirled around the house, still searching for the fire. Sky Eventide cast a quick spell to buy us some time.
"Are you going to be okay?" asked Hunter Niall, a seeker, who I just recently started to trust. He was Cal Blaire's, my boyfriend, half brother. I nodded weakly. "Right. Then I better go search for Selene before they get too far." He turned to Sky. "Make sure Morgan gets home and will be able to deal with her parents okay. I'll see you in a couple of hours."
"I'll see you in a little while, Giomanach." She turned to me. We better hurry up. We don't want the police to start questioning us. We won't have much of a believable explanation."
~*~
Cal, I thought, how could you have done this to me? I was sitting in my room. I hurried up to my room when I got home.
Morgan. I'm sorry.
Panic rushed through my veins like fire. Cal. Could he have come back for me?
I love you. Selene would have done so much worse. It started out as a game, but now it's so much more than that, Morgan. I love you.
What do you want Cal? I can't trust you.
Morgan, the seeker is after me.
I suddenly felt his presence right outside of my window. I peeked out the window shade, just in time to see a figure run into the woods.
I'll be back for you and set everything right. I promise.
The phone rang, and I could sense it was Hunter immediately.
"Selene is long gone, but I can almost feel that Cal is near by. Be careful, Morgan. Don't do anything stupid. Try to be aware of what's going on around you, and if anyone or anything unusual feels close by."
"Don't you ever even say hello?" I asked, angered that he once again thought that he could control my life.
" This isn't the time for this. You must take this seriously."
Now I was beyond angry. "How dare you think that I don't take this seriously. I was almost killed a few hours ago, and now some seeker is once again going to try and hurt my boyfriend again. If you're trying to run my life, you're doing a good job. You're also doing a good job at getting me pissed off at you." I could feel his rage on the other side of the line, but he calmed himself down a bit before he answered.
"I'm sorry about what happened. But you must understand, Morgan, you have so much power. Woodbanes either want you to join them or destroy you to get your magick. You're a witch, and you have to accept the responsibilities that come with it."
I didn't want to talk to him any more. All I wanted to do was fall asleep and get away from this nightmare.
"Bye," I said and slammed down the phone. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
~*~
When I woke up the next morning, I found a pentacle, just like the one Cal had once given me, except there was no spell on it as far as I could tell. The blouse that he gave me on my birthday was also out. Cal's presence lingered in my room.
