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- "Have you had time to consider what the future would have looked like, if you hadn't seen that full moon in Atlanta?" she said. "Or did you think about it at all?"
- "I did. I thought about it a lot. I guess ... I was trying to figure out a way that I could do what Lillian and Janine wanted, save the women ... and somehow still end up with Sophie. I know that sounds pretty stupid. Especially since I proposed to Esther. But it's what I was thinking."
- "Think it through now." said Anna. "Given what you now know to be true, what do you think would have happened?"
- "Lillian and Janine would have stolen the babies. That was their purpose all along. Thirteen little girls, to raise as witches, in a coven under their complete control."
- "Yes. But what about the little girls' father?"
For a moment there, I almost drew a blank. I'd never really my considered my role in the little girls' lives - beyond my part in their conception.
Then it began to dawn on me.
- "You'd have been a liability." said Anna. "They would always be worried that you might find a way around the geas - a way to confess to someone what you'd done. At some point, you would've figured that Robert Clifford wasn't involved at all. You would've known that you'd been lied to. And then once the babies started to go missing ... their mothers would naturally have turned to you, wouldn't they?"
- "A liability? You mean ...?"
- "They would have buried you, Pete. Dead men tell no tales."
Holy shit. I was even dumber than I'd thought. Of course they would have. If Lillian and Janine could break up marriages and relationships, force 12 women to bear children, and then steal their babies ... why would they draw the line at murder?
- "Thank you." I said. "For telling me that."
- "You're welcome." said Anna. "So ... Peter ... tell me something: how many of the women on the list would you have pursued, if you hadn't been under a spell?"
- "I ... I'm sorry - I don't understand."
- "We never asked you which of them you preferred. There must have been more than one, though. Right?"
- "I'm sorry, Anna. I'm not ... comfortable with that question."
- "Really? If I was a man, I'd have been interested in quite a few of them. You didn't have a favourite? Or two, or three?"
- "No."
- "Oh, please ... that Mirella ... wow - what an incredible woman. She must be the most attractive woman you've ever met."
- "I don't agree. I thought that Janine was the absolute standard for beauty - until I met Sophie."
- "Oh, come on. I think my niece is pretty, but she's not in the same league as those two."
- "Then we'll just have to disagree."
And then, at that moment, I realized that Aunt Anna was bluffing. No - I couldn't read her mind; her defences were too strong. But she'd tipped her hand, in a sense. All of that poker playing Janine had made me do came into play: Aunt Anna was bluffing - and she knew that I wasn't buying it.
"Why did you invite me over, Anna?" I asked.
- "Because Sophie asked me to."
- "You're still protecting her, aren't you?"
Aunt Anna didn't deny it. She didn't answer me at all.
"Thank you for the meal. And the story." I said. "You've helped me quite a bit."
***
Sophie - thank you for asking your Aunt to invite me to dinner. I managed to pick the right wine by pure luck.
I appreciated hearing her story, and learning more about you and your family.
You said that you would be in touch - does that count? Anna was still being protective, but she helped me to make up my own mind, too.
I'm coming to Montreal. I don't want to simply show up on your doorstep, and surprise you. Some surprises can be unpleasant. I can easily imagine how I would feel if someone did that to me.
So I'm warning you in advance. I plan to leave around noon next Friday.
If you don't want me to come at all, you only have to say so. I'll respect your wishes. If you aren't sure until the moment I arrive ... that's okay, too. Just don't answer the door, and I'll understand.
But I really hope that you'll be there.
***
I knocked on her door. I'd never been so nervous in my entire life. It felt like I was rolling the dice for ... everything. Or nothing.
I was all in, pushing in my last chips. Win ... or lose everything.
*****
- COMMENTS
Anonymousover 2 years agoIt's been a while since I've found a story that's fully captivated me enough to want to read the entirety in under a week. This story did the trick, small pun intended. Thank you for sharing.
Thunderbolt_eabout 3 years agoI know you often get complains about your endings. But I just have to say it once more, this is the definition of anti anticlimactic.
Still, thanks for sharing you stories, they are good reads.
AahhWhattheHellabout 3 years agoOH MAN!!! I am so used to reading your story from beginning to end in just a couple of days. I thought I waited enough for you to finish the series. I way underestimated how good this one is. I finished these 15 WAY too fast. 22 hours, (including work and sleep). You improve with every tale.
Comentarista82about 3 years agoIs Lit holding up approving the next installment? Normally it's online 3-5 days after the last, and something's off.
ZZchromosomeabout 3 years agoPretty sure there are at least 3 chapters left in this story.
1 - Clearly some of the 11 women weren't done with him.
2 - Clearly Sophie was working her own angle with those particular women by having her little 1-on-1 conversations with them. I still see a harem story in this man's future, this time with Sophie as the coordinator.
3 - Clearly our beloved protagonist has vastly more magical potential than we have been allowed to see. Where is it, when does it come into play, and what are the implications of that? Are we reading about a future arch-mage or not?
Anonymousabout 3 years agoWhat a thoroughly enjoyable story. Great ending. I'm impressed by different categories you've submitted stories under and have excelled in each of them. You have a lot of talent as a writer. Thank you.
Anonymousabout 3 years agoI feel that this is a middle of the story point rather than the end. And I am not sure Sophie ends up as pure as we are led to believe. Why? A few clues (of cause I maybe reading too much into a few sentences):
1) Ch 5
That was how Sammy came on board. It was great to have my best friend, my roommate, working with us. We would end up travelling together down the road, sharing more adventures.
On top of that, the decision to hire Sammy probably ended up saving my life.
I am not sure how Sammy yet saved Peters life - driving him from Atlanta did not require him being hired by Peter. So I would expect something else to come out
2) Ch 8
- "You make me feel so wonderful, Sophie. I don't know how you do it."
- "Magic." she breathed. Then she smiled, showing me her amazing dimples.
While it can and probably is indication of her throwing Peters profession back to him, I for some reason think it is an indication that she and Anna are not truthful about Sophie knowledge of magic. After all Peter seems as bewitch by her from the first moment as he was by Janine
I am conscious that I maybe seeing too much into these few lines but it would be pretty interesting twist if we end up with neither Janine nor Sophie being "good"
Anonymousabout 3 years agoI really enjoyed this series. One comment: It is hard to believe that super protective Aunt Anna and Adjudicator for the Greater Toronto Area knew that Sophie had a spell on her to "love Peter Grey" and yet were satisfied with checking just him. It is a pretty specific spell for them not to investigate farther. You can substitute this for Anna recognizing that some kind of love spell was started on her but never completed. That would correspond to Lillian noticing Peter with her in the earlier chapters and explain why Anna was not looking farther into Peter as spell is not specific enough. That also does not prevent Peter from feeling relived that Sophie's love was real...
mithanialabout 3 years agoNow that the hook was set and the line reeled in to show something. I too feel that the.... weight that has stood in as the protagonist needs to actually and actively get in the game. He's been the victim, but he's also learned skills in his experience. Not sexual skills but magical ones. I suspect his own magical growth should grow like a budding flower exposed to the sun. Maybe become a troubleshooter for the magical police.. start his own journey to potentially becoming an Archmage himself. Unless the story is we got together now we're happy yay.
