Thanks for the reviews. I'm hoping you have all read the first book in Sweep. This is taking place while Cal is having the party/ Mabon ritual in ch. 3 and 4.  I think I'll start this off with a short poem by Nancy Holder:

Fire:

Some in fire go to their death

Some by water are bereft

Air may bring death, not birth

But they all return to Earth

So of these three I choose the fire

To dance aflame in death's desire

And as the flesh melts from my bone

You will hear me blissfully moan.

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Chapter 2:

Hunter:

"And you're positive that this is Ciaran's daughter?" Selene asked me.

"Yes, Ciaran is like a father to me. She looks mostly like Maeve Riordan, but I would have recognized those eyes from anywhere." It was almost ten. I hadn't had the chance to talk to Selene before, because the rest of her coven was there for an early Mabon ritual, but now that every one was gone it was done to business. We had already discussed which witches we would introduce into the Amyranth coven, and which witches we would kill with a dark wave. I don't know why I had told Selene about Morgan, but I did. So here we are arguing, as usual, about whether or not Morgan is Ciaran's daughter. Selene has never really trusted anything that I said, seeing that I'm only half Woodbane, My mum is a Wyndenkell, and da was the one that abandoned her for my mum. To be honest with you, I never liked her much either. Why should I.

"Fine, whatever you say. Now go home, Cal should be home soon and I don't want him to see you here."

"Fine with me. I'll see you later." I let my self out of the house, and got into my car. I got on to the main road and started driving towards my house. When I got to my exit something was telling me to keep driving. Just like it had earlier today at the school.

I was nearing the outskirts of town when I felt them. Two blood witches were raising energy. I recognized them both, as Cal and Morgan. How I knew the second witch was Morgan, I don't know, but I sped up, and turned to the direction that I felt them. I parked my car next to a red BMW that I saw, and then got out.

Casting a see-me-not spell I made my way to were I felt the magick coming from. I knew that Cal would have sensed me by now, but I wanted him too. I entered a clearing where there was a group of people performing a banishing rite. None of them had any experience with the craft. Does Cal really think he can stop us with a bunch of normal teenagers?

That's when I saw her for the second time today. This time I sat down and watched her, ignoring the fact that Cal was there too. She looked like she was having the time of her life, but she was raising up too much energy. I hope Cal shows her how to ground herself, or else she is going to be really sick in the morning. As I was watching her I noticed Cal look directly at me. His face grew angry and I started to laugh, but stopped when I heard that voice. It was beautiful, and I knew that I was going to have to hear it again.

"I banish limitations." That is what Morgan said before she fell to her knees. I had the sudden erg to rush over to her, to be with her while she grounded herself. Goddess, what is happening to me? Just yesterday, I didn't care at all about other people. And here is this girl, whom I've never even talked to, but yet I know that I want to spend the rest of my life with her. My fists clenched as I saw Cal bend down to help her. No, that is supposed to be me helping her.

* I banish loneliness. *  I heard it both inside and outside my head. Cal had sent me that witch message as he had said it to make sure that I heard it. He would pay for that. I started heading back towards my car. And all of the sudden, a strange thought came into my head.

Muirn beatha dan

That is why I can't stop thinking of Morgan. That is why I was led to her twice today. That is why I had the sensation to comfort her when she gathered too much energy. She is my Muirn beatha dan, my soul mate. That is the only answer I can think of, but if that is true, then I can not let Cal get her first. I can not let Cal be the one to force her to stop us. Cal has to die.

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How do you like Hunter's new personality? All Cal is trying to do is stop Amyranth and Hunter wants him dead. So, will Hunter become good to win over Morgan, or will he just turn her over to the dark side? (Went a little star wars there.):D