Enchanted Secrets by Kristen Middleton Page B

mean hurting me or Kala?”
    She nodded. “Oh yes. If she finds you, she’ll definitely use whatever means possible to hurt and destroy your mother.”
    “So, basically, we’re all in danger?”
    “Yes.”
    “How come you’ve found us, but she hasn’t?”
    She shrugged. “I’m sure your mother used a spell to keep her from locating you all these years.”
    “How does she know we’re in Bayport?”
    “Some spells get weaker over time. Or it could be that Vivian had help from someone else.”
    “So, is this why you moved here, to warn us?”
    She nodded. “We’d hoped you were here, Adrianne once mentioned this place. She’d read about it and wanted to travel here. But I didn’t know for sure until Tyler lucked out and found you at school.”
    I bit the side of my lip. “I know this sounds weird and I don’t want to seem ungrateful, but why do you care so much? Why would you move here just to warn my mother about Vivian? Isn’t it too dangerous to risk your own lives?”
    She smiled. “Two reasons. Adrianne and I use d to be best friends growing up. I do care what happens to her.”
    “And Vivian killed my father,” interrupte d Tyler from the doorway, his expression somber. “We need your mother’s help to destroy her, once and for all.”

Chapter F ifteen
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    “Are you okay?” asked Rebecca as I stumbled towards Tyler and the exit. I’d had enough of this magic talk, and just wanted to go home to my mom, so she could tell me that these people were crazy.
    “Oh, I don’t know,” I answered thickly. “I’ve just shed thirty pounds, I witnessed a doe turn into a girl, and now I’ve been told my mother’s a witch who’s being hunted down by her evil twin sister. Seriously, I don’t think I’ll ever be okay again.”
    Tyler held up a bottle of water. “You don’t look so good. Drink this, you’re probably dehydrated from the potion.”
    “Good grief,” said Rebecca , looking at her watch. “You two haven’t had lunch yet. Tyler, take her to our house and feed the poor girl. You can try and answer any more questions she may have, there, where it’s safe.”
    He nodded. “Are you hungry?” he asked, holding out his arm to me.
    I stared at him for a minute, trying to decide what to do. Food sounded like the only sane thing right now.
    “Food will take the edge off of everything,” he joked. “Seriously.”
    I sighed and slipped my arm through his. “Sure, but to tell you the truth, I’m pretty exhausted. I don’t know if I can walk to your house.”
    “Who said anything about walking?” he asked with a sparkle in his eyes. He turned to his mother. “Um, it is okay if we teleport, isn’t it? I know you said not to perform magic, but surely this is an exception?”
    Rebecca stared at us for a minute and then nodded. “Okay, but just this once.”
    Tyler turned back to me and smiled. “You’re in for a wonderful surprise.”
    “Swell,” I mumbled, not really digging his surprises anymore.
    He grabbed my hand and dragged me through the store, into their small public bathroom.
    “Don’t tell me… we’re going to teleport through the toilet and end up at your house?” I asked dryly.
    He shook his head. “No, silly… that’s too gross. We’re going to go through the drain.”
    I looked at the sink and studied the drain hole. It didn’t appear any less gross or absurd. “Seriously?”
    He burst out laughing .  “No, I’m just messing with you.”
    I tightened my lips , not really in the mood for jokes. “Tyler…”
    Sighing, he pulled me to him and circled his arms around my waist. “I’m sorry,” he whispered into my hair. “I keep forgetting how new all of this is for you.”
    “It’s okay,” I said, inhaling his delicious smell, which seemed to comfort me somewhat. I looked up at him “Um, has anyone ever told you that you smell like vanilla bean ice cream?”
    He smiled . “Hold onto me, tightly, and don’t let go, for