The Witch's Shadow

came in short

on the wall w

in her stomach. Each frame contained a familiar image-her and T

very sin

was

orners. Sometimes only her hand was visible, resting on a chair. In others, her face

wallowe

tos shoul

t... t

de her. "Elena... she

e came out rough.

tared, the more she

ch always b

e they had

hey had known

wall, flipping it over. The back was

shud

er sleeve. "I don'

er di

ed to kee

hat Knew T

. It looked normal-too normal. There was a small couch against one wall,

e were n

still inside the witch's h

e as Elena moved t

h

cr

uch sh

a fr

indenting as if something

impered.

d and stepped backw

essed in, thic

h

le

came from

was no o

red through the ai

bia

lood turn

n shifted again,

ing wa

chi

it

ngers digging into her arm.

t need co

bias and bolte

the Holl

y beyond, their footsteps pou

sly, the walls twisting like

per foll

obias. Co

idn't l

woul

d-a doorway, slightly open. Light fl

aced to

urst t

h's Dini

topped

breath

. a dini

iliar

andelier hanging overhead. It looked just lik

ed, "Elena...

idn't

ble wa

with something dark and thick. A large r

ood smell

ing meat

stomac

oticed som

irs wer

heads hung forward, faces hidden by shadows

arm, shaking. "Elen

dn't wan

dy had a terr

for the cl

ushed the figu

ell

o a pile of rotted fab

s scr

taggere

und the table b

their head

aces we

ed shut with

llow sockets wee

d

smi

ngle one

t That W

bbed Tobi

r seats, bones rattling, mouths

rea

dragging Tobias with her. The d

s swirled a

ta

at

is wa

ugh the doorway, T

ere through, the

ing fel

hisp

fig

ning

two of th

to her knees,

, curling into himself. "E

't have

knew o

st in the witch

place that sh

onger the

it would