I start to let him haul me backward, but the demon places a hand on me and poof.

  Just like that, we’re gone.

  Chapter Twelve

  When I regain consciousness, I have to blink several times to process where I am. Green grass and tree trunks are above my head, and the starry night sky is below my feet … What the hell? What is this? Upside down town?

  “What the heck? Why is everything upside down?”

  “Do I really have to answer that?” The demon’s voice sounds alarmingly close.

  I blink and blink again, putting together that the world isn’t upside down. I am. Because the demon has me slung over his shoulder and is carrying me somewhere.

  “Where are we going?” I murmur, my brain fuzzy, probably from being upside down for so long.

  “That will be revealed in time,” is all he says as dirt crunches underneath his shoes while he continues to hike toward the unknown.

  Fear pummels through me, and I long for my magic wand. Sure, I suck at using it, but if for nothing else, I could stab him with the end of it.

  “Are you taking me underground so the demons can drink from me or whatever?”

  He chuckles. “Not even close.”

  “Are you going to hurt me?”

  My body jostles as he jumps over a rock.

  He laughs darkly. “If I wanted to hurt you, I would’ve done it already.”

  “What about my sister …? I mean, Ryleigh? You said you were going to get her body back.”

  “I did.”

  My heart leaps with hope. “Then where is she?”

  “I dropped her off in your basement.” His hands wander to the back of my thighs, and he grips them tightly as he makes a sharp right turn up a twisting brick path. “Right before I took you.”

  “Why have you taken me?” My fingers curl into fists. “This wasn’t part of the deal.”

  “It wasn’t not part of the deal, either.”

  I frown. “I can’t bring Ryleigh back to life if I’m here with you. And my time is already running out.”

  “Don’t worry; time here moves much differently,” he assures me. “You may be here for a while, but when you return home, you’ll probably only have been gone for a few hours.”

  “Where is here?” I wonder, lifting my head to peer around at the grassy hills, trees, and brick path. “It looks like a magical forest to me.”

  “You’ll find that out soon enough,” he replies with a shrug.

  I grimace, beyond frustrated. “Can’t you just tell me the truth? I really need some of that right now.”

  “Patience, my little rainbow trout.” His grin is evident through his voice.

  I sigh. Damn demons. They love getting their kicks and giggles by playing mind games.

  Technically, don’t you, too, since you’re kind of one of them?

  “Who are you, anyway?” I ask, trying not to think about what I may or may not be. Otherwise, I might start crying. And while I’m not super in tune with my demon knowledge, I know better than to cry in front of one.

  Again, with the one, Eva, as if you aren’t part of their kind.

  He gives a drawn-out pause, then, “For now, you can call me Max.”

  “Is that your real name?”

  He doesn’t answer, leaving me to come up with my own conclusions about who he is, what he is, where in the magical kingdom he’s taking me, and what he’s going to do with me once we get there.

  About the Author

  About the Author

  Jessica Sorensen is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.

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  Other books by Jessica Sorensen:

  The Soulless:

  The Curse of the Soulless

  The Curse of the Soulless (coming soon)

  The Unveiling:

  Unveiled

  Unveiled 2 (coming soon)

  Mystic Willow Bay Witches Series:

  The Secret Life of a Witch

  The Secret Life of a Witch 2

  The Secret Life of a witch 3 (coming soon)

  Unearthly Balance:

  Captivate

  Captivate 2 (coming soon)

  Shadow Cove Series:

  What Lies in the Darkness

  A Deadly Little Game (coming soon)

  Standalones:

  Rules of a Rebel and a Shy Girl

  Confessions of a Kleptomaniac

  The Illusion of Annabella

  The Forgotten Girl

  Broken City Series:

  Nameless

  Forsaken

  Oblivion

  Forbidden (coming soon)

  Guardian Academy Series:

  Entranced

  Entangled

  Enchanted (coming soon)

  Guardian Academy, Dash’s Series:

  The Forest of Shadow and Bones

  The Forest of Shadow and Bones 2 (coming soon)

  Sunnyvale Series:

  The Year I Became Isabella Anders

  The Year of Falling in Love

  The Year of Second Chances

  The Year of Kai & Isa (coming soon)

  Unraveling You Series:

  Unraveling You

  Raveling You

  Awakening You

  Inspiring You (coming soon)

  The Coincidence Series:

  The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden

  The Redemption of Callie and Kayden

  The Destiny of Violet and Luke

  The Probability of Violet and Luke

  The Certainty of Violet and Luke

  The Resolution of Callie and Kayden

  Seth & Greyson

  The Secret Series:

  The Prelude of Ella and Micha

  The Secret of Ella and Micha

  The Forever of Ella and Micha

  The Temptation of Lila and Ethan

  The Ever After of Ella and Micha

  Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always

  Ella and Micha: Infinitely and Always

  The Shattered Promises Series:

  Shattered Promises

  Fractured Souls

  Unbroken

  Broken Visions

  Scattered Ashes

  Breaking Nova Series:

  Breaking Nova

  Saving Quinton

  Delilah: The Making of Red

  Nova and Quinton: No Regrets

  Tristan: Finding Hope

  Wreck Me

  Ruin Me

  The Fallen Star Series:

  The Fallen Star

  The Underworld

  The Vision

  The Promise

  The Fallen Souls Series (spin-off from The Fallen Star):

  The Lost Soul

  The Evanescence

  The Darkness Falls Series:

  Darkness Falls

  Darkness Breaks

  Darkness Fades

  The Death Collectors Series (NA and YA):

  Ember X and Ember

  Cinder X and Cinder

  Spark X and Spark

  Unbeautiful Series:

  Unbeautiful

  Untamed

 


 

  Jessica Sorensen, The Secret Life of a Witch 2

  (Series: Mystic Willow Bay, Witches # 2)

 

 


 

 
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