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    The First Witches: Descendants, #0
    The First Witches: Descendants, #0
    The First Witches: Descendants, #0
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    The First Witches: Descendants, #0

    By L.D. Hall

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    2400 BCE. The Greek Isles. A desperate coven of witches make a last attempt to preserve their kind.

     

    The First Witches is a short prequel story to the Descendants series. A sneak peek of Shadow Descendant is included at the end of this story.


    RECOMMENDED SERIES READING ORDER
    The First Witches (short story)
    Shadow Descendant
    Marked Descendant
    Dark Descendant
    Winter's Fire (novella)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLD Goffigan
    Release dateApr 24, 2021
    ISBN9798201390396
    The First Witches: Descendants, #0

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      The First Witches - L.D. Hall

      The First Witches

      The First Witches

      A Descendants Short Story

      L.D. Hall

      Contents

      Introduction

      1. The First Witches

      Shadow Descendant

      2. Shadow Descendant Preview

      Also by L.D. Hall

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Please note that The First Witches is a short prequel story to the Descendants series. A sneak peek of Shadow Descendant is included at the end of this story.

      RECOMMENDED SERIES READING ORDER

      The First Witches (short story)

      Shadow Descendant

      Marked Descendant

      Dark Descendant

      Winter’s Fire (novella)

      The First Witches

      2400 BCE. The Greek Isles. A desperate coven of witches make a last attempt to preserve their kind.

      Wyla shivered. The early morning frost had somehow crept into their caves, even the small fires they burned couldn’t keep it out. She rubbed the cool flesh of her bare arms, her teeth chattering as she uttered a Warming spell. Persistent hunger had made her magic go faint; she usually felt it simmering beneath her skin, like the fires they burned during the ritual festivals. Her magic had once burned so bright the members of the coven believed she was the strongest among them.

      She looked around the dark cave; the firelight illuminated the thin frail bodies of the

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