Chapter 159

• [Araminta]
• Taking a deep breath, I raise my fist, and knock three times. The door swings inward, and the handsome older witch stands framed in the doorway, the warmth of his home inviting as he welcomes me inside. “Araminta, it’s late, is there something…?” he pauses, as his eyes wander from my face to my blood-covered hands and dress. "What happened?"
• "Harlem, I'm sorry, I...I didn’t know where else to go.” Looking nervously over my shoulder, I watch as Calyx gently carries my daughter down the path. “I need a place to rest, just for this evening, and then we’ll be gone…I don’t want to cause any trouble for you and Parris.”