Just when I thought I'd gotten my happily ever after. Yeah, wishful thinking, Hayle.

Mom's second act of power was to declare an official week of mourning while her new Enforcer order scoured the continent for the lost and the dead. Every day reports came in on partial covens who made it into hiding, more stories of horror and death to share. I spent as much time with Mom those first few days as I could, offering a shoulder to lean on, an ear as ...