CHAPTER 202 BLOOD TIES

MINERVA My head rang like a church bell as I tried to open my eyes slowly; I struggled to get up from bed like I was suffering from paralysis. I felt an enormous weight hang over my head as I opened my eyes. I was in my room and barely remembered how I got there. "Wasn't I in the forest just now? What time is it?" I picked up my phone and found out it was noon already. I was unconscious for an extended period and couldn't recall how I arrived home. Suddenly, I experienced a flashback to a time when I was in the forest. I remember how the light gradually changed from the woods to the lake, and then, right in front of Dominic, it lifted and made threats against us. "Mother!" I said, panting. I reached for a jug of water by my bedside and flung the lid open. I gulped down the liquid contents, splashing some on my shirt. I wiped my lips with my hands and climbed out of bed. "No, it's not possible; my mother cannot be a witch." My mother can't be a witch; it's not possible. It must be