Inherited Magic by Jennifer Mccullah Page A

see and hear them. This is one way I have kept you safe from The BC.
Everyone else can see us, the cloaking potion only protects from those who wish
us harm. ”
    Everyone was silent, staring out
the windows. They watched for men to emerge from the shadows but no one ever
came into view.
    Vinnie had not said a word since
Allison’s hateful comment. She knew she was wrong for the way she spoke to him.
Allison got up and sat beside Vinnie. He didn’t bother looking up at her.
    “I’m sorry for talking to you that
way,” Allison said.
    “No, it’s true, none of this
concerns me. Maybe I’ll just have Cain drop me off at the next town he comes
to. I should have enough money to find a way back to my mom’s house. You can go
on your little adventure and leave me out of it.”
    “Look, I am sorry. All this
concerns you and I don’t want you out there alone. It’s more dangerous that
way.”
    “Like you care.”
    “You know I care. I was just mad.
You know I love you.”
    Vinnie sighed, “I know you didn’t
mean it.”
    “And?” Allison asked.
    “I love you, too,” he said.
    Soon everyone settled in to go to
sleep. Allison glanced out the window near her bed. She felt as though people
were watching, but so far, she had seen nothing. Things had been so different
just that morning. Now, she was being forced to believe in far-fetched things
like a sadistic group that had murdered her mother, and her own magical
abilities. It all seemed too much.
    She would give anything to go back
to the time when her biggest concern was staying out of trouble at school and
deciding if she liked Adam or Josh. Right now, she was thinking Josh was the
better choice. She thought about Josh and the fact that she never replied,
never even read the last text message he sent her.
    Allison was frustrated, realizing
that she had forgotten to grab her cell phone before leaving. She knew Ruby had
her phone; she had used it to call in to work earlier. She had told the
hospital there was a family emergency and that she would be out of town for a
while. She was using her vacation days. Ruby also called the school and let
them know Allison would be out for a week or so. This covered the bases, but
Allison still felt bad about leaving without saying anything to Josh.
    Before she fell asleep, she thought
about Josh until thoughts of Adam popped into her head. Allison pictured Adam’s
face. Deep down she knew he had to be in on everything, and that was the worst
part of all.

Chapter 9
    By the time dawn approached,
Allison was less willing to believe there was anyone waiting on them. She
convinced herself that no one was hiding among the trees. It was daylight and
there were many cars on the road, potential witnesses. Besides, they had waited
all evening and never saw the first person.
    “We should move now, while it’s
daylight,” Allison said. “We’ll change the tire and be moving before those guys
can do anything, if they’re even still out there.”
    “They are. As soon as we step a
foot out of this camper they’ll see us,” Cain said.
    “These are humans, right? Can’t we
just fight back? It’s not like they’re immortal.”
    “No, they’re not immortal, but they
are trained, ruthless, and they possess many magical abilities.”
    Allison sighed. There had to be
something to do, some way out of this situation. She stared at the trees,
looking for some sign of movement. Nothing.
    “We can’t just sit here,” she said,
frustrated.
    “I know,” Ruby said, “but we need a
good plan before we do anything.”
    “What if we drive on the flat? Not
far, just to the next town, we could change the tire there and they would never
know we left.”
    “That is a good idea, but we could
warp the rim and most garages don’t just have RV rims lying around. We would
have to order a new one and wait for it to arrive.”
    “If Allison is magic, isn’t there
something she could do? Yesterday while she was asleep you said physical
manipulation