I woke up in a really nice room. The bed was soft and the room was filled with natural light.
Then it all came back to me. I remembered Kaulder rescuing me and bringing me here.
I climbed out of the bed and walked over to the window to see Central Park.
"Wow." I said looking around.
I heard people talking on the other side of the door and walked out to see Kaulder hunched over a computer with a smaller man with black hair.
"Why doesn't he want me to remember my death?" Kaulder asked.
"Baltasar Ketola, and now goes by Belial. He's Finnish." The smaller man read.
"He's the one Ellie was working for."
"He cursed Dolan?"
Kaulder nodded.
"Ever generation deserves the chance to destroy the world."
"We aren't all like that. We're the same as you humans." I said making my presence known.
"You may look like us, but you have magic in your blood. Powerful magic that can do bad things. We were interrupted at the bar. We have to try again."
"Yes, the bar that's owned by my best friend. Thanks to you I now have to pay for the reconstruction of that bar. Not like I was using the money anyways. I'm leaving." I said sarcastically.
"I don't like this any more than you do."
"You don't know that."
"But if you help me, I'll keep you safe."
"I need Snowdonia hawkweed. There's a girl I work with that grows everything. I'll text her."
"Thank you." Kaulder said and he walked away.
I sent Miranda a text and then I decided to text Chloe. Miranda's cat ringtone started going off and both men looked back at me.
"She's a cat person." I said and answered the phone.
"Hey Miranda."
"Are you dead?"
"Nope, not dead yet." I said giving Kaulder a look the he smirked at.
"Why do you need Snowdonia Hawkweed?"
"I need it for aa memory potion."
"Okay, I'll get it out for you. Come by and grab it."
"Thanks, Miranda. Oh, and don't freak out, but the witch hunter will be with me."
"Why are you with him?"
"I was attacked last night by another witch. He saved me. I owe him my life."
"Okay, but he better not kill me."
"He won't. I'll see you soon."
I led the way to Miranda's and pulled out my keys.
"When you see her don't make any sudden movements. I promised her you wouldn't kill her so don't." I said unlocking the door.
I opened it a little and one of Miranda's cats came running out. It scared me and I jumped back causing my back to his Kaulder's chest. He had his hands on my waist and a smile on his face.
"Wow." He said steadying me.
I apparently needed it because being back in the arms of my soulmate caused my knees to grow weak and my heart to race.
"Sorry." I said quietly while I stepped away from him and opened the door.
I walked in and set my phone down on the ledge while I looked for the hawkweed.
"Here we go." I said grabbing a stool and stepping up to look at the plant. "Crap, it hasn't budded yet."
"Genocidal, asshole, fascist." Kaulder said reading the text I sent Chloe.
I looked at him in surprise.
"That about me?" He asked with a small laugh.
"No, it's about a guy I fell in love with, but I'm realizing he's not the man I used to know." That wasn't a complete lie. Kaulder wasn't Karter. I had barely changed over many lifetimes, but in his extremely long one he had.
"It's interesting that you all fall in love."
"We aren't mean. We don't have green skin and wear pointy hats. I'm sorry to disappoint but I'm not the Wicked Witch of the West. No one cares how many innocent people and witches died at Salem." I included.
I sighed and walked into the other green room.
"Salem was wrong. Those women were innocent." Kaulder said following me.
"What if they were witches? Then would it have been okay?" I asked him.
He didn't say anything.
"See, if it was me found guilty," which I had been, "no one would care."
"I would." Kaulder said.
Don't get my hopes up, Kaulder. Is what I wanted to say, but instead I kept looking for the hawkweed.
"The hawkweed's gone. Someone's taken it." I said continuing to dig through the plants looking for it.
Kaulder didn't say anything.
"Kaulder?" I asked looking at him.
He stood stiff staring at the ground.
"What is it?" I asked walking over to him.
He turned to stop me, but it was too late. I saw Miranda dead on the ground. He held on to me as my knees got weak, but this time from seeing the poor dead girl on the ground.
"I killed her." Said quietly.
"No, you didn't. Belial did." He said in my ear.
Then Miranda's ringtone started going off. I answered my phone.
"You're too late, Kaulder. She died screaming. Alone. Just like you." Belial said over the phone.
I covered my mouth and ran out leaving my phone with Kaulder. I sat on the steps outside Miranda's with my head in my hands. I heard the door open and close then Kaulder sat beside me.
"You're going to kill who did this, right?" I asked him without lifting my head.
"I'll take care of Belial." He said.
"Good, but I don't know where else to get what we need."
"I know a place, but it's old magic, and it's dangerous."
I felt someone put their arms around me and my head popped up in shock. He pulled me over to him and I put my head in the crook of his neck. We fit together like puzzle pieces. We always had.
"I'm sorry." He said as he rubbed my shoulder.
We sat there a while longer before I spoke.
"Karter, we should go." I said quietly.
"Who's Karter?" Kaulder asked and I moved away from him.
"I said Kaulder." I said wiping my eyes.
"No, you said Karter."
"Just a slip up." I said standing up and straightening out my clothes.
"Is he the guy?"
"You could say that. We have somewhere to go." I said changing the subject.
Kaulder gave me a look and then we started walking.
It was a fashion warehouse, and there was currently a show going on. I felt completely underdressed compared to everyone else.
"Kaulder." A girl at the door smiled at him.
Sonya." He replied before kissing her cheek.
I felt a fire flare up inside of me. Jealousy that someone else was touching my soulmate.
She led us backstage where we walked through all the changing models.
"Danique's been busy, I'm surprised she agreed to this." Sonya said to Kaulder.
"She wouldn't have liked the alternative."
I looked at all the models as we walked through. Their true faces showing in the mirrors in front of them. One glared at me and I turned to see Kaulder waiting for me. He stayed behind me as we were led into a room where Danique was sitting smoking her hookah.
"Kaulder, you've officially made my night." Danique said and we moved to sit on the couch.
Kaulder walked over and kissed her hand.
"You rescue her from a thrift shop?" She asked looking at me.
Oh if only you knew what I could do to you, sweetheart.
"You're lucky he's here." I said threateningly and Kaulder grabbed my hand to calm me.
We sat down and he let go.
"So, what is it you must remember?" Danique asked Kaulder.
"He forgot where he parked his car." I said smugly earning a look from Kaulder.
"Don't worry about it how much do I owe you?" Kaulder asked.
"Have a drink with me. That's my price." She smiled.
"You know what I'm here for."
"We all pretend to be something we're not. But you've lived. You've seen all of history. You've known Stalin, Napoleon, Hitler."
"We don't need to be nostalgic. There's enough evil in this world now."
I was handed the plant and checked to make sure that it was real and what we wanted before we paid.
"They aren't much different that you. They used their power to control the world."
"Can't change what you created."
"Kaulder, somethings wrong with this plant." I said turning to him but he was mentally gone.
"You're here." He said to someone that's not there.
"Kaulder." I said realizing what was happening but the two side-girls held me back. "Kaulder! Kaulder!" I was trying to snap him out of it without using witchcraft.
"I don't want to do this." I said before entering his mind.
"Kaulder, you need to listen to me. You're dreaming. This is a trap and you need to wake up." I said seeing the Kaulder that came after Karter standing there.
Then a baby was crying and he was holding her in his arms.
"You won't find any answers here. The longer you stay here the harder it will be to get out."
We were flashing through memories. It finally stopped when Kaulder and his wife were standing by the river. I was walking through the river to get to him.
"Kaulder you need to wake up or we'll both die. Wake up!" I went to stab him but he said something that made me stop.
"Sofiel?"
"Karter?"
I shook my head and shoved the knife through his stomach. He gasped and then we were sitting beside two graves.
"This isn't real, Kaulder. Wake up!" I said softly.
Danique had brought some men to carry Kaulder away.
"Bring the car around and throw him in the trunk. We're going to be the ones who beat the witch hunter." Danique said happily.
I looked u when I was kicked out of Kaulder's head and I saw him kicking one of Danique's men in the back knocking him out on the door. He took out all four of the men and then threw the gun at one of the girls holding me causing her to drop her gun.
"Get out." Kaulder said to the girls and they ran.
Kaulder looked at me while I rubbed my wrists. I nodded to tell him I was okay.
"Burial dirt. There's nothing more powerful to help conduct dark magic." Kaulder said holding up some from the pot.
He walked over to Danique and ripped off her necklace.
"Why does Belial want it?" Kaulder asked.
"Who?" Danique asked and Kaulder pulled out the gem inside.
"What doesn't he want me to see?" Kaulder asked as he began to squeeze the gem.
"Stop! Belial didn't tell me anything. I helped him get the dirt and in return I took some for myself. Please."
"Thanks for the drink." Kaulder said dropping the stone in the glass.
I grabbed it before Danique could.
"You have betrayed your kind."
"Just in this life. I love thrift shops. Everything in them is old." I said then dropped the stone before crushing it under my foot.
I heard her groaning as the spell wore away.
"Bitch." I heard her say and I flipped her off without turning back.