The Roswell Coven: Circle of Terra

Chapter Ten.

I rapped on the wall three times to get their attention. Violet was the first one through the door. "What's going on?" She sniffed the air. "Who was in here Brady?" She fired at me.

The magic Natalia used to move the dresser had left an odor behind. Foster's eyes darted around the room as he strolled in. I pointed to the chairs. "Please seat down." Violet frowned but did I asked. Foster on the other hand refused to budge.

"Please sit down. I will explain everything you need to know in a moment. First I need you both to watch this video. I reasoned with him. He crossed his arms but sat down next to Violet.

I knew the precise moment when Henry appeared on the screen by the sharp intake of air. Once they had enough time to digest the shock of seeing Henry. I dropped the Donovan bomb on them.

When the dust settled I explained Natalia's unannounced visit and her proposal. Foster came on board fairly easy but Violet not so much. "Have you lost your mind?" Violet fired at me.

"Do you know what Katherine will do if she found out we helped Natalia? I am not ready to die." She looked from me to Foster. "Are You both ready to die for some human girl?"

Foster shrugged his shoulders. "Katherine lied about Henry's murder so at this point forming an alliance with Natalia is not going to put us anymore at risk than we already are." He stated.

"How do you figure?" Violet fired back.

I spoke up. "We know a secret Katherine does not intend to let get out. She will make sure the secret stays buried by silencing us permanently. We are officially on the wanted list."

"You two do what you want." Violet sighed. "I will help you any way I can but I will not work for or have any direct dealings with Natalia Roswell." She insisted.

There was one matter left to be discussed. "Natalia has offered us the use of her cabin up on Athena Mountain. I think we should take her up on the offer." I suggested.

Violet was adamantly against the idea but lost the final vote when Foster sided with me stating it would allow us the privacy we need to move around away from curious human eyes.

"Fine. You win." Violet threw her hand up in frustration. "I will pack up the rooms while Brady checks us out." She ordered. I left brief instructions on how I wanted my bag packed then went down to the lobby to check out.

I was surprised but grateful to find it was Mia and not Darla behind the counter. "Good Morning." Mia called out. "Can I get you anything? A cup of coffee perhaps? I think we may have some orange juice left in the back as well."

"No. Thank you." I smiled. "We actually found long term lodging so unfortunately no longer need of our rooms here." I explained.

Mia smiled at me. "No Problem. I will need you to sign these forms so we can go ahead and charge the card on file." She laid two sheets of paper on the counter.

I leaned forward to sign and caught Mia's scent. It was the mystery scent from the other day. Slowly I raised my eyes to take a second look at the girl.

All at once a ball of energy hit me full force. The energy did not feel dark or sinister but rather the opposite it felt good and pure. I stumbled back as the ordinary girl transformed.

Her black hair turned white as snow and her pale skin darkened into a rich glowing bronze. The once unremarkable brown eyes morphed and brightened until they were the color of liquid gold.

Mia was always been pretty but now her face was more than mere beautiful. It was in every sense of the word glorious. An image Betsy rose before my eyes. The vision was so vivid I believed she was truly standing in front of me.