Chapter ONE - Weebly

She didn’t walk quickly, and in turning her back on
him she showed no fear. But neither did she give any
indication that she was doing this for effect. If he let her
go, she would leave.
“Wait!” Ethan called in surrender, as she reached
the next illuminated window. “Come back. Please.”
She had halted beneath the window at his first word.
Now she started back toward him. There was
something odd about her, though Ethan couldn’t quite
figure out what it was.
“No more questions about my family,” she said, as
she drew nigh again. “Or I’ll leave.”
“All right,” Ethan agreed reluctantly. “Can you at
least tell me who sent you?” He glanced around again,
his unease growing by the moment. He still sensed
someone conjuring, closer now. But where?
She frowned, then shook her head. “I don’t think
so.”
Ethan took a step toward her, and then another. She
didn’t flinch, but he didn’t want to risk scaring her off.
He squatted down so that he was looking her in the
eye. “Listen to me, Anna. Whoever sent you could be