Chapter 1

 

'Lord Clifford, wake up. You need to get up quickly and come with me!'

'Rhiannon? Rhiannon, what are you doing in my chamber?' Lord Daniel Clifford opened his eyes in surprise to find one of the maids in his household shaking him hard. At first, he thought he was dreaming, feeling her long hair brush against him and smelling the sweet aroma of her scent, but when he saw the clear fear in her eyes, he realized he was very much in the world of reality, and panic also started to set into him.

'What's the meaning of this? I never sent for you. But you have taken it upon yourself to interrupt my slumber!' Lord Clifford said in frustration, getting up from his bed, his mind now less hazy.

'Please, there's no time to talk. We need to leave this place at once, before it's too late!' she urged as he started to clothe himself.

'I'll not be going anywhere with you until you explain what the hell is going on,' Lord Clifford said stubbornly.

'They're coming for you, the new order of witches!' Rhiannon said hurriedly as she looked him directly in the eyes, and he stared back at her with a surprised expression clouding his dark features.