Chapter ONE - Weebly

Darrow glanced back at Mackintosh. “He tried to
cut his wrist on the metal cuff.” He smoothed out the
cloth, making certain that all of the metal was covered
once more. “We’re fortunate that he didn’t succeed. I
promise you he wouldn’t have hesitated to kill us both
with his witchery.” As he spoke, he checked the other
manacles. Apparently satisfied that Ethan was still
powerless to escape, he returned to the cordwainer’s
side.
“So you wan’ me t’ believe tha’ he’s a witch—a
real witch, who can make spells an’ tha’ sort o’ thing?”
“That’s right. More, I think it’s possible that he
killed Jennifer Berson himself, and has been trying to
blame you for the murder, all at the behest of Samuel
Adams, James Otis, and the Loyal Nine.”
“But why?”
“Because you’re a dangerous man, Ebenezer.
Adams and the others think of themselves as leaders,
but you really are one. They want to control you, and
failing that, they’ll eliminate you and control the men you
lead.”
Ethan shook his head, making the chain at his neck