Read The War on Witches for Free Online Page A

took the idea of a home being a castle a bit too far,” Cole said.
    Prue batted her eyes at him innocently. “What? You don’t like turrets? Turrets are awesome.”
    â€œDon’t you think this place is a bit big for the two of us?” Cole asked. “I get that it wasn’t your choice to have me move in here, but do you really need to keep a dozen rooms between us on multiple floors?”
    Prue checked out what she could see of the exterior from the balcony. Maybe she had gone a little overboard, but there didn’t seem to be any reason to hold back. “I have a big family. With a place like this, they’ll always feel welcome.”
    â€œAnd they’ll always feel like royalty,” Cole said.
    Prue gave him a playful swat on the arm. “Why are you complaining? Now you’ve got more places to hide. Where
have
you been today?”
    Cole sat in one of the newly created chairs on the balcony to take in the rest of the sunset. “Just reading up on all the news that I missed while I was away.”
    â€œWhat a nice euphemism for
dead,
” Prue said, with a little more harshness than she’d intended. “And don’t act like you weren’t keeping watch on the world while you were wherever it was you were. You know what’s going on in the world. You’re just avoiding my sisters. Or a certain sister in particular.”
    â€œI figured it’s probably better that way,” Cole said. “That particular sister is married now, a mother. She doesn’t need me complicating her life.”
    Prue took the seat beside him. “Guess she doesn’t need me complicating it either. I’ve seen Paige more than Phoebe since I’ve been back.”
    â€œShe’s another one that I’d like to avoid,” Cole said. “I was never top of Paige’s list before.”
    â€œCole, that was another lifetime ago,” Prue said. “Literally. They’ve moved on.
We’ve
moved on.”
    Cole coughed discreetly.
    â€œOkay,” Prue said. “Bad choice of words. But you know what I mean. If we’re going to be in this together, we’ve got to be together. No more hiding.”
    â€œFine,” Cole said. “Did you want me to go after them and see if I can help?”
    â€œThey’ve been getting along fine without us for a while now. They’ll let us know when they need us.”
    The pair sat in silence for a moment as the sun dipped below the horizon.
    Cole leaned over to Prue. “You have any board games in this place?”

Chapter 5
    Thousands of tiny orbs dropped through the air to form the bodies of the Charmed Ones in an empty alleyway in Hartford, Connecticut. Once again, Phoebe was impressed by the way that Paige’s Whitelighter abilities exhibited themselves. The three of them could have popped up in a crowd or the middle of a busy street. One ill-placed orb in front of a bus could end the mission of the Charmed Ones and their lives. Thankfully, Prue’s magic tattoo must have also taken that into account, placing them in a destination where they wouldn’t freak anyone out or risk certain death.
    â€œAre we here?” Phoebe asked. “Hartford?”
    â€œWe’ll know in a second.” Paige led them out of the alleyway onto a quaint little street in a mom-and-pop type of shopping district. All the signs were hand painted and the windows showed a wide range of items, from hardware to boutique-style clothing. “The vision I saw when I touched Prue’s tattoo showed some kind of computer repair shop with a cutesy name.”
    â€œTech Bytes?” Piper pointed to a sign a couple of doors down from the alley. Beneath the name, there was a crudely rendered painting of a laptop that looked like it was chomping on a row of numbers that were likely the address.
    â€œThat would be the place.” Paige continued in the lead, moving down the street. She tried the