Chapter ONE - Weebly

her what he had learned from Janna and Pell about
killing spells and the death of the boy. He also told her
about his conversations with Hutchinson and Derne,
and with Adams and his friends.
“This conjurer is really that strong?” she asked when
he was done.
“Do you remember Nate Ramsey, the speller who
escaped me a couple of years ago?”
Kannice nodded.
“This man makes Ramsey seem weak.”
She took a long breath, her cheeks blanching. But
her voice remained steady as she said, “And now you
think he’s used the lives of this boy and Jennifer Berson
to cast his spells.”
“He may have used a third person, too. I’m not
sure. And they’re not just any spells. They’re control
spells. I think he’s using the deaths to get others to do
his bidding.”
“Do you think that he’s using them for whatever he
needs done at the time, or do you think there’s a larger
purpose behind the murders and the spells?”
Ethan considered this. It was a fine question, one he