"So your people are racist against witches?"

We had finally rented a motel room for the night in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it was antique but deserted. We were frightened Kane was coming after us, but we had to stop and rest to plan our next move.

Gas station snacks littered the bed between the two of us, and I sat munching on a small bag of Doritos. Evander's face was already almost completely healed, which seemed like a phenomenal recovery time. There was so much I still didn't know about him that his healing didn't even surprise me. I sighed.

He could have wings and fly for all I know.

"Not at all, just mortal enemy's" he replied.

I shot him a look, and he held his hands up in surrender.

"Not me Brenna, The Elders are the ones who claim you can't be trusted. The Old Scrolls tell of an evil witch who tried to extract our powers, but that was over three hundred years ago. People are pretty progressive now." He defended.

I buried my head in my hands. Things were a million times worse today than they were yesterday. This trip was supposed to bring me peace, yet all it did was bring me a lifetime of problems. The coven would most definitely be coming after me now, and I knew I couldn't take on all of them.

"What are we going to do?" I asked softly.

"I have a plan, but I'm not sure you're going to like it." Evander said, pulling me against his chest.

Honestly, no options I could think of sounded very pleasant. I didn't have the first idea about how to care for a child. My mother probably wouldn't be too upset, she's just wanted me to be happy wherever my life has taken me. My brother would probably kill me and Evander both. Lolani and Kyna would pity me the rest of their lives.

I had made one decision before anything else, not hardly giving the alternative a thought.

"I won't get an abortion." I shook my head, but my voice was firm.

His body went completely still, and he lifted my face up to meet his eyes.

"I was not going to say that. I want this child, too." He said. His eyes shined but he never looked away.

"I know this isn't what we expected, but it happened. This will work out in the end." He said, pulling my head back down to his chest to stroke my hair.

A hot tear ran down my cheek. No matter what happened, at least I would have someone to help get me through it.

"What were you going to suggest?" I asked, wiping my hand across my face to hide the wetness.

"I've been doing some more detective work, but this time I was looking into something that could really help you. There is another coven out west, somewhere in Colorado. My friend tells me they're all blood witches, the good ones. They could help you."

More witches? The idea excited me. I would actually have a true mentor, and maybe I would get a better idea of what kind of magick I was actually producing. My eagerness was short lived when I realized what Evander was asking me.

"Are you telling me I should run away?" I asked.

I couldn't imagine leaving my family behind. My mother and brother were all the family I had in this world, and I would never in a billion years leave them behind. Even if it meant flaunting an unexpected pregnancy around them and being an inexperienced witch.

"No, I think we should all go. They won't be safe here, the coven will be planning their next move soon."

Kane was probably coming for me right now. Panic started to rise through my body, but I quickly tried to force it back down. No amount of stress would help resolve this situation. Evander was right, I did need to know more about my heritage an how to protect myself. I also can't keep running forever, especially not with a child.

No, I would have to defeat the Coven of the Illuminated before they tried to get their hands on us. If we had to escape to another group of witches so I could learn how to overcome them, then that is what I had to do.

"Who did you get this information from?" I ask skeptically. For all I knew, this could be some kind of trap to lure me into the coven's nest.

"The outcast from Lambionia I called earlier, he researches all the species of this world. He knows about the Coven of the Illuminated, and the Coven of Silver Grace. The latter is the one we will be traveling to." Evander explained.

A sigh escaped my lips. What about finishing school? What about my friends, and my home? I've really made a mess of things. I then vowed to never practice another summoning spell in my life, never again.

"First things first, we have to tell my Mother." I replied.

Evander looked at me with fear in his eyes.

"And your brother." He whispered.