âWhatever danger there is, itâs bigger than the two of you.
âItâs got more hate than you two have love.â Angelique looked at me with sad eyes. âBrendan would do anything for you. He has done anything for you. More of his energy should be reflected in the crystals. Something this dark, it has to have some kind of magical force behind it.â
âSo what do I do now?â I felt the panic rising in my chest.
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âI have absolutely no idea.â
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Cara Lynn Shultz
To Mom.
Thank you for all your support, strength and love through the years.
Prologue
You probably donât remember me, but I remember you. And you and I have a common enemy. How do you feel about getting a little revenge on Brendan Salinger and Emma Connor? Youâre just the person to help me hit them where it hurtsâ¦
It had been only two months since I sent that email, and now, with our plan about to go into action, I couldnât believe Iâd almost abandoned my idea and deleted the message. I didnât think anyone even remotely connected to Vincent Academy would want to associate with me. But I took a shot, and I did hit Send.
And now everything I could ever want was at my fingertips.
I hung back, following Brendan and Emma as they walked to the Eighty-sixth Street 6 train stop, passing an ice cream cone back and forth between them. Sharing an ice cream, really? What was next, holding hands and skipping through a field of daisies? Sliding down a rainbow? These two were idiots. I guess thatâs what true love will do to youâturn you into a fool.
Revenge was the bait I used to lure in my partner-in-crime, who relished the idea of terrorizing Emma. And watching her, blissfully happy, I could understand the hatred. Why is she so damn special? Here she is, basking in the throes of true love, not a care in the world. When Brendan looked down at her with this nauseatingly happy smile, I had an overwhelming desire to snap her neck.
I really didnât believe that old stupid legend was legit until I saw these two idiots in actionâthis was really true love. And this was going to be soâ¦satisfyingâ¦to destroy. Oh, you have no idea, you weak little girl. You have no idea how Iâm going to torment you, bit by bit. I hope youâre enjoying your time with your precious boyfriend, Emma. Because youâre going to run from New York. Youâre going to be terrified. Youâre going to be screamingâand Brendan wonât be around to save you.
Because tomorrow everything changes.
And then, Iâll be unstoppable.
Chapter 1
âTheyâre not looking at you. Those girls havenât noticed you, Emma. Youâre stealthy like a ninja. Theyâre not looking at you.â I repeated the mantra in my head as I pretended to study the beverage selection in the glass case before me, but a quick glance to the left told me I was lying to myself.
There, three girls in private-school uniforms similar to my own black, navy and green plaid one, were alternately staring at me and whispering to each other. I grabbed some iced tea out of the case and hurried to the cashier before they could say anything.
âItâs fine, Emma. Theyâre not going to say anything,â I silently promised myself, nervously tapping the sole of my Mary Janes against a rack of candy as I waited in line. You really need to stop lying to yourself, Emma. Theyâre so going to say something to you.
âHey, are you, um⦠Iâm not sure how to ask this,â the tallest girl, with black hair extensions that seemed as long as her legs, asked as she scrutinized my face. I wished I were wearing sunglasses. And a hat. And a ski mask.
I sighed, having been through this before. Yes, Iâm Emma Connor. Iâm the one whose boyfriend, Brendan, risked his life to save me in an epic battle with psychopathic classmate Anthony in Central Park after the winter dance. But what you donât know is I used some of my secret magical powers to save us and youâre totally making me late for my spell classes with my friend Angelique. Sheâs a witch like me. That about cover it?
Okay, maybe Iâd leave that last part out. Even I couldnât believe it, and Iâd lived it. And I really didnât want to rehash the details of that night with some snooping schoolgirls.
âWhat she means is,â interrupted the shortest girl, who shot Extensions Queen a nasty look as she toyed with the glittering platinum-and-diamond pendant around her throat, âare you that Emily person? The one from Vincent Academy that was in that big fight a while back?â