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want to talk about it anymore. I slid the door back open a crack.
    Victor held his hand up with an exhausted sigh and placed it in front of me on the door, stopping me from leaving. “You can’t tell her, do you understand? I pay you to watch her, nothing else.”
    Neither him nor his threats scared me. Victor leaned back out the door, making sure she was still asleep, and not listening to our conversation, then looked back over at me. “Meadow knew the moment Esmerelda was born. Everyone knew she was the one. She posed as a midwife for Nicholas while Adonia birthed, and took Esmerelda soon after she arrived in the world. She was supposed to bring her to me, but Bry caught her first. Thus, the Confidere spell. Bry refused to let her out of his sight, so they appeared married and raised her together. He was one of the marshals sent after Meadow to bring Esmerelda home.
    “He was unable to complete his job and Meadow was powerless to get to me. I searched for her, but it took me this long to find out what happened.”
    “Why do you need her?” I paced the small area. “Victor! I need answers.”
    “Nicholas has become addicted to power. He thrives off it. Creating crossbreeds who serve him will give him power. With Adonia as her mother, Esmerelda is sure to have some of the greatest magic. Can you imagine?
    “Today, I saw her bloom wilted flowers, and she said something about her hand. I’m thinking some kind of healing.”
    I wasn’t getting anywhere with him, but I agreed with him on one thing. Adonia was like the queen of all witches, and with her as Esmerelda’s mother… I made a mental reminder never to piss her off. I’d been around magical beings for my whole life, but she was rare.
    I stood there with my arms folded. I didn’t care what powers she had, she was still a person, not some weapon for them to use in a war. “Do you know where Torres or Adonia are?” I had gotten orders not to look for them years ago, and I abided by that commandment. I suppose I’ll have to break that order soon.
    He shrugged. “No. They have kept to themselves the last couple of years. I’m not sure anyone knows where they are.”
    I scoffed, knowing that I could easily find out. “So when you defeat Nicholas, she will be free of you?”
    He pressed his lips together before speaking. “I shouldn’t have a need for her after that.”
    I shook my head. “Shouldn’t? You might employ me, but I will do what is in her best interest… After Nicholas is gone, she will be too.”
     

     
    – Arabeth –
    October 7, 2012
     
    The sudden bump of the tires hitting the asphalt of the runway jerked the plane. My eyes shot open as I became jolted awake.
    Bolting straight up, a sharp twinge ran down my neck and through my shoulder blades. “Ouch.” I rubbed my neck trying to loosen the knot from sleeping in a chair for too long, regretting the quick movement. Talking with Jarak and Victor was the last thing I remembered and then nothing.
    Curious, I squinted out the window. The sun shone bright without a cloud in sight. The terrain was mostly flat with a few rugged hills in the distance. It reminded me of Nevada and an ache filled within my chest. That was the only place I’d ever lived. I couldn’t help but wonder how my dad was doing.
    The sound of a door closing came from the back, with Victor emerging from the tail of the plane and Jarak close behind him. Jarak snatched up his leather jacket and cut Victor off as he walked to the door. I wasn’t sure what happened between them since I passed out.
    I made little circles over my temples with my fingertips. “What happened?”
    “You fell asleep.” Victor stopped behind the chair I last saw him sitting in.
     “Oh tell her the truth,” Jarak grumbled. “He used a spell on you, putting you to sleep.”
    Ugh, I honestly hoped all the talk of magic was a dream and that I’d awaken in my own bed.
    “Come on, my sweet one, we need to get through customs before the guards