BooksBarbecue
Back The Scarlet Witch Save as PDF
Chapters (80)
  1. THE SCARLET WITCH
  2. CONTENTS
  3. Cover
  4. Window art
  5. Window Art
  6. CHAPTER ONE
  7. Everina
  8. CHAPTER TWO
  9. CHAPTER THREE
  10. CHAPTER FOUR
  11. CHAPTER FIVE
  12. CHAPTER SIX
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN
  14. CHAPTER EIGHT
  15. Everina Dream Skadior
  16. CHAPTER NINE
  17. CHAPTER TEN
  18. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  19. CHAPTER TWELVE
  20. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  21. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  22. Everina Dream Mien
  23. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  24. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  25. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  26. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  27. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  34. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  35. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  36. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  37. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  44. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  45. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  46. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  47. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  48. CHAPTER FORTY
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  51. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  52. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  53. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  54. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  55. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  56. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
  57. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
  58. CHAPTER FIFTY
  59. CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
  60. CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
  61. CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
  62. CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
  63. CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
  64. CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
  65. CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
  66. CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
  67. CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
  68. CHAPTER SIXTY
  69. Everina
  70. Everina Dream Skadior
  71. Everina Dream Mien
  72. Everest
  73. Frankie
  74. Cover
  75. Dedication
  76. THE COVEN
  77. THE COVEN READING ORDER
  78. ALSO BY CHANDELLE LAVAUN
  79. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  80. Copyright

“I think not.” His voice was smooth like whiskey on ice, like danger.

CHAPTER FIVE

UNKNOWN

“Morgan, I don’t feel so well.”

She turned to face me with soft, kind blue eyes. “I know, sweetheart. But Azazel is here to make that go away. When this baptism is over, you’ll feel so much better. I promise.” Then she winked and walked away.

I frowned and pressed my hands to my belly, needing to feel the baby’s steady pulse to soothe my own racing heart. I wasn’t so sure about this baptism or why it would help, but I couldn’t put words to the feeling. My mind was fuzzy and slow. The house was just so damn warm. It was like I was suffocating in here. Little beads of sweat dripped down my spine and the back of my neck. I’d tied my hair up but there was barely any relief in the effort. When I glanced around, my confusion only thickened as none of the other women were sweating at all. They all still held their pregnancy glow with shiny skin and sparkly eyes. They held their bellies like they were the ones soothing the baby instead of the other way around.

My baby was always soothing me. Whenever my anxiety kicked up too high or I felt strange, my little one calmed me. It should have been the other way around. It was my job as mother to take care of my baby. And as a sheen of sweat covered my arms, I realized that for the first time, the baby’s pulse was not calm and steady, it was pounding. My baby was in distress. I needed fresh air but none of the windows would open. The glass had condensation bubbles running down it just like sweat. Even the house thought it was too hot in here.

The baby kicked my side.

I winced and pressed my hand to that spot. Okay, Little Bird, let’s get some air. I waddled to the door on the side of the house, the one hidden beneath the stairs. No one else used this door, though I had no idea why. Then again, the other women didn’t venture outside of the clinic like I did. I needed fresh air and nature. The other mommies-to-be were happy on the couches in the air-conditioning with their feet propped up. I didn’t judge them. We were all here because we needed help. This clinic was a Godsend. All of us women were pregnant and homeless here, with no family to turn to for help. It was a relief to see just how many women were out there just like me. This clinic and the women here became my family. Here, I didn’t feel so alone. Here, my baby would be safe.