Chapter ONE - Weebly

“Yes, sir. Simply put, Peter Darrow killed Jennifer
Berson, and he came close to killing me. He was shot
by Mister Adams, who acted to save my life.”
Hutchinson gave no sign that any of this came as a
surprise. Ethan assumed that he had been told as much
by the sheriff.
“Why would Darrow kill the Berson girl?” he asked.
Ethan hesitated, unsure of how much to tell the man
about Darrow’s conjuring abilities, not to mention his
own.
“I’ll be honest with you, Mister Kaille. Much of
what I’ve heard about the events of last night strikes me
as … fantastical, to say the least. I don’t know what to
believe. Now, you tell me that Darrow killed Jennifer
Berson, but obviously you are reluctant to tell me why
he would do such a thing. Put yourself in my place, and
tell me what I should think of all this.”
Ethan gazed toward Boston. It felt wrong to speak
of murders and shootings here in this gentle place. But
he doubted that Hutchinson would have much patience
for evasions.
“Darrow practiced the dark arts,” he said, facing