High Witch Next Generation (Generations Book 2)

By Mona Hanna

Erica and Gareth have grown close in the months since they met, and are traveling together with Erica’s family to visit Hallie, Sean, and their twins, James and Caeden. Before they even arrive, Erica gets an unexpected delight. Their trip, however, is clouded by sudden trauma.

James doesn’t know why he’s blacking out, only that he can’t stop it. But the young woman who he encountered before the problem started must be connected. Neither he nor his friends know how to find her—but when their paths finally cross once more, she reveals her shocking past. James is astonished to discover her intentions. None of them are safe.

This is a NOVELLA of approximately 20,000 words.

• Language: English
• Publisher: M. Hanna
• Release date: Oct 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370024254

Mona Hanna

Mona Hanna is an author of fantasy/romance books. She enjoys writing about love, magic, conflict, trials and the joy of overcoming them. Mona enjoys reading, movies, chocolate, and adores cats. She hopes to release many more fantasy books in the years to come.

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High Witch Next Generation

(Generations Book 2)

Mona Hanna

High Witch Next Generation (Generations Book 2)

Copyright © 2016 by Mona Hanna

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Cover Design: Mona Hanna

Editing: Tricia Kristufek

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Tricia Kristufek, my editor. I appreciate all your hard work.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

About the Author

Chapter 1

One warm spring evening, Erica knocked on the door to Gareth’s home.

He opened it a short while later, beaming at her, and she smiled back. I was waiting for you, he said, ushering her inside, then shutting the door after her. What kept you?

Oh, Mother was just making more plans for our trip. She’s so excited about seeing Hallie and Sean and the twins again that she wouldn’t stop talking about it. I suppose it makes sense—I mean, we’ll be leaving in a week. And, of course, she’s looking forward to it.

Erica looked up at Gareth, and he drew her into his arms, then leaned down to kiss her. She welcomed the embrace, having not seen him for a while. They had both been busy lately—Gareth with work, and Erica with her family and preparing for the trip. What delighted her the most was that Gareth was coming with them.

My employer finally found my replacement for while I’m gone, Gareth said, walking towards the settee while holding Erica’s hand. He kept grumbling about me being away for over two months, but he’s finally accepted it. Lucky I’m good at candle-making or he’d just fire me. He chuckled.

Erica looked at him with concern as they settled beside each other. You don’t really think you’d lose your job, do you? That’s the last thing I want.

Gareth only smiled, brushing aside a strand of her hair from her face. No, it’ll be fine. He knows your family and how much you mean to me. I’d find it hard to cope with you being gone for so long that I’d probably be useless at work anyway. Besides, I hardly ever take time off, so he can’t really complain. The only bad thing about this whole situation is three weeks stuck on a ship. Yuck.

Erica giggled. It’ll be alright. I’ll keep you company. Mother will bring potions to help with seasickness, and we’ll all just have to cope as best we can. I’m used to the trip since we’ve been going to visit Hallie since I was a child, so it’ll be easy for me, but I’ll do my best to make it go well for you too. I promise.

Gareth smiled at her.

She blushed. What?

You’re so sweet, worrying about me. But enough about the trip. We won’t be alone for three weeks while we’re traveling, so I propose we spend as much time together as possible now.

Before Erica could respond, Gareth pressed his mouth to hers and wrapped his arms around her waist. She melted into him, touching his face as they kissed. She knew where this was leading and was glad. She loved him so much.

***

Erica sat at a large dining table in the inn her family and Gareth had stayed at the night before. They’d traveled for two days by carriage and had finally arrived at the port where their ship would be leaving shortly after breakfast. But no one was really eating, too excited and nervous about the trip to do so.

Elliot, eat something. You’ve hardly eaten since we left, Mother said. Ethan, get your nose out of that book and have some breakfast. Erica, you too.

Erica grinned, pleased her mother stopped short of ordering Gareth around too. She’d been with him for a little over a year now, and though it took her parents a while to completely warm to him, they’d all grown close in the end. Her and Gareth’s meeting had been fraught with darkness and lies, but he’d proven his love for her in the end, in a way that saved her.

It was last spring when she’d first laid eyes on him. She’d felt instantly attracted and was ecstatic that he was interested in her too. But after spending time with him, Erica learned Gareth had been deceiving her. A man named Sebastian had ordered Gareth to get close to Erica, with the goal of putting her through the Test. Sebastian had promised to heal Gareth’s father, who was dying. Gareth didn’t understand Sebastian’s motives but had gone along with his plan.

In the end Gareth told Sebastian he couldn’t go through with it—he loved Erica too much—but it was too late. Sebastian captured Erica and put her through the Test—and to Erica’s horror, she couldn’t withstand the pain and killed a man to save herself. She was then enslaved to Sebastian as a result her failure.

That was supposed to be the end, but Father figured out a plan. He believed if Gareth killed Sebastian, Erica’s devotion would be transferred to him—and he was right. But then Gareth released her, freeing her from the Test’s binding, and Erica became herself again.

Months later, she and Gareth were deeply in love, and while Gareth’s father’s death had been sad, they had gotten through it and were moving on with their new life.

Erica could never keep anything from her mother, so she knew Erica and Gareth were intimate, but Erica suspected Father didn’t, as Gareth had stayed in a