Chapter 60: Chapter 60

"This is it," Abigail announced as they hopped out of the car.

"Dang this is a nice house" Ena replied she turned back toward the car, "are you guys coming?"

Mariah and Anna switched looks still dumbfounded at all they had been told on their way here. It wasn't something they had expected to hear at all and Abigail and Ena acted like they had not just told them something of vital importance.

"Well?" Abigail asked lifting one eyebrow up.

With a sigh they both came out of the car, “so you believe the old witch is in there?" Mariah asked folding her arms as she leaned against the side of the car.

Abigail shrugged walking to the security system.

"Who's there?" A male voice asked.

"Uhmm, My name is Abigail, Azians Aunt?" She asked rather than stated.

They should know who Azian was right? He was dating their daughter and he did come for dinner that one Sunday.

There was a slight pause before the voice told them to come in as the gate rolled open.

"Huh,” Mariah muttered as they drove into the villa.

"Why am I not surprised? This certainly has a Khloe feel to it" Anna added as they spotted a man walking out of the house.

They parked getting out of the car as the man approached them. He was light skinned with curly brown hair and a very fit figure, approaching them like it was a business meeting of some sort.

As soon as he arrived all the ladies immediately frowned.

He eyes the mysterious ladies also frowning when he saw their expressions, “I’m sorry, do I know you?" Liam asked

Abigail failed to form words as she tried hard not to breathe any air in, “no-no, I'm uh, .I'm Azians aunt"

"Oh" Liam continued with a smile wondering if he smelt bad or something as he watched the ladies look anywhere but him, "is there something wrong with the kids or-" he froze in midair and Ena finally breathed out taking two big steps back.

"Ena!" Abigail scolded staring at the frozen man.

"I'm sorry Abi, but the Magic surrounding this man is suffocating! So much black magic!" She spat, rubbing her red eyes.

Anna breathed into her hand shaking her head, "this is Khloe’s Father?" She asked feeling sorry for the poor guy.

Abigail sighed, “this is not a good sign" she said staring at the man, so where deep inside her she had hoped this was all but a nightmare,” definitely not her biological father, this man is not a vampire or Witch, he is human, "

"So Kaya's father" Mariah stated plainly.

Abigail nodded covering her nose, the amount of Black magic on this man was pitiful. She could hear his sad soul crying back to her in his chocolate eyes.

"Is there any way we can-"

"Get rid of the smell?" Mariah cut Anna off.

"I meant to say set him free, "Anna replied.

“If we could find the totem used, or the blood of the witch that cast the spell then yes, " Abigail murmured

She sighed looking at the poor man, "as much as I don't want to leave him like this, until will have either of those items there's nothing we can do, "

"Unless of course explore his house,” Ena suggested referring to the half opened door, "we have less than twenty minutes before the spell wears off"

The three witches exchanged looks before Abigail sighed, “we might as well do something here,”

They moved toward the door walking into the white house.

"Wow, everything in here is so dull!" Anna exclaimed looking at the plain walls before trailing back to a frozen Abigail.

"Abigail?" Mariah asked walking toward Abigail who had frozen in the hallway, she turned to see what it was Abigail was looking at.

There in front of them was a portrait of a very beautiful woman, with purple locks and a pretty smile.

Mariah began to cough and so did the other two that joined momentarily, Abigail only clearing her throat

"That's her, Stephania" Abigail announced.

There was a silence as they all looked at the portrait. “wait, this woman is over 400 years old, how on earth would you know what she looks like if no one has really ever laid eyes on her?" Anna asked in between coughs. She covered her mouth coughing louder and Mariah sneezed moving away from the room.

"Well, other than the excessive smell of black magic surrounding this place just look at her picture, I mean really look at it, this is not natural beauty or youth, " Abigail uttered clearing her throat once more.

True to her word after starting at the picture for a while it became very fuzzy and a headache began to form.

The damn black magic was so obnoxious.

She raised her hand over the painting muttering some words,

"What are you doing?" Mariah asked from a safe distance.

"She's doing a revealing spell over the image, it might not work as good as it would if Stephania was here in person but as a great witch, Abigail can pull it off,” Ena explained.

Suddenly a glass like structure appeared midair over the painting, in broken angles forming a distorted image.

"Oh my God!" Anna screeched covering her eyes at the ancient hag before them in the picture, she almost vomited before Abigail let it dissolve.

"Well we didn't really expect her to be sexy 400 year old teenager, did we?" Mariah asked trying to hold in whatever vile thing was threatening to come out of her mouth.

"I found it!" Ena called holding up a picture, "the only picture of all three of them in this god forsaken place, " she said taking the picture out of the frame, she flipped it around, reading the words, "Liam, Stephanie and Khloe, Las Vegas"

Mariah rolled her eyes, “Stephanie? She couldn't even be a little more creative?" She asked no one in particular, "I mean if I was hiding I wouldn't choose a name so similar"

Abigail nodded in reply taking a look at the picture, "poor man doesn't even know what's really going on. I'm sure he had another family before this,”

"Kaya" Ena replied causing all three women to look at her, "yeah Kaya and her mom," Abigail finished.

"But if Khloe and her mother are dark witches how did we not sense it on Khloe at first? Is it because soul magic has no aura or..."

"Soul Magic does have an Aura but it isn't as evident as Black Magic is that is why it's a lot harder to detect, one must be very skilled in order to sense soul Magic but no that is not the full reason as to why we could sense it. You see, Khloe has Soul magic on her. Probably if our theories are write so yes it could be a reason as to why we didn't detect on her, she was admittedly the perfect candidate, a hybrid, daughter of a great witch and probably a high court vampire knowing how a dark witch would behave, she made the perfect powerful hybrid and ultimately mate for Azian, but Stephania is clever, she knew we would detect any black magic on her daughter so she's kept Khloe pure from any dark magic, that is why we did not even think it will be possible"

They all agreed to this,

"And Khloe is isn't very bright in accordance with the power she's been so mercifully gifted" Abigail added.

All agreed to this

“We should check upstairs for any other clues, " Mariah suggested.

"Don't bother, there's a barring spell, you won't be able to get through, " Abigail muttered looking around the room, she had already sensed all the security spell Stephanie had out up, " We should leave, our time is almost up, we've seen enough, " She announced walking toward the door.

The three witches followed the protector outside just as Liam was stirring up, he cracked his neck staring at the four women before him with frowns on their faces, “I’m sorry? Do I know you?" He asked.

Mariah rolled her eyes.

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