The Witch's Gift

By B.J. Grove

For 15 years, Ginny took the mental abuse from not only her husband but her mother-in-law too. After her husband unexpectedly leaves her in the middle of the night, Ginny has to find the will to get out of bed everyday. With the help of her best friend, Ginny starts to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. As she recovers and rebuilds her new life, she discovers love right under her nose. Ginny begins to enjoy her new found freedom when her estranged husband demands she takes him back. Somehow, she finds the strength to stand up to him. She feels she is on a role, and decides to follow her dreams.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mystic Moon Publishing
• Release date: Aug 24, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311858474

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The Witch’s Gift

B.J. Grove

I would like to thank the following people;

My husband, daughter, and son for all their love and support

And to all my readers.

Text copyright © 2014 B.J. Grove

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the permission in writing from the author or publisher.

The Witch’s Gift

Ginny woke in an empty bed. The argument she had with her husband Jack still lingered in the air. They’d had arguments before: however, recently the fights had been getting more heated and intense. After 15 years of marriage, her husband told her he was bored with her. He had demanded she change or he’d leave her. Jack wanted more variety, different positions, and wanted to try new things. Ginny would ask what kind of things he wanted her to do, but he would never elaborate. One night, to Ginny’s surprise, as soon as Jack had gotten into bed, he started a fight.

I’m tired of you, tired of you being a prude, Jack yelled at her.

Are you kidding me? I don’t even know what you want from me! Ginny cried.

Jack immediately threw back the covers, got out of bed, and glared at her. He packed some clothes and headed for the door. Ginny just sat there; feeling like someone threw cold water on her.

Where are you going? she yelled after him. Even though she heard the front door slam shut, she still couldn’t believe Jack left. She didn’t understand what just happened. Jack wouldn’t even try to do anything new, somehow expecting her to know what he wanted. Jack would just wait until after they had sex then start complaining. During the night, she sat up in bed staring into the darkness, unsure of what to do next. She couldn’t get to sleep. She had a classroom full of children to face in the morning; she had to get some sleep she just didn’t know how. When exhaustion finally over took her, she just kept tossing and turning all night. Her mind kept replaying the scene of her heartbreak over and over again. Jack had never acted like this before.

It was really difficult for Ginny to concentrate all day; besides being tired, she was completely distracted. She just wanted the day to be over, it seemed to drag on and on.

After work Ginny rushed home. She checked the answering machine, no messages. By night fall she still hadn’t heard from Jack. She sighed. ‘Maybe Jack just needs some time alone,’ she thought.

After a quiet dinner alone, she went upstairs to get ready for bed. As she sat at her vanity brushing her hair, she noticed Jack’s closet door partly open. She was about