Three’s a crowd. At least that’s what I’ve heard, and I’ve definitely come to learn that it’s true. My best friend’s new girlfriend is a complete pain in the ass, and if it wasn’t for me being on my last warning at Gilford High, I’d definitely do something about it. The consequences of my doing so aren’t just your usual slap on the wrist kind of punishments. When strange things begin to happen, and my eyes start to freaking GLOW, I’m whisked away to ... you guessed it ... the Winterwood Academy for the ‘Gifted.’ I don’t feel very gifted. In fact, I feel like the biggest freak in an entire school of freaks. As the hottest guy at the Academy would say, “I’m the Queen of Freaks,” but coming from him, it’s actually kind of sweet. Oh, and did I forget to mention that not only am I having strange encounters with a Goddamn Goddess, I’m also hearing voices in my head, and there’s a book in the Academy library that’s actually TALKING to me! They say that only a true Winterwood Witch is capable of opening that book, so why the hell does it want anything to do with me?

Winterwood Academy Book 1: Gifted

“I...I…”I had no idea what to say,and so I simply nodded.


“Well then,why don’t you climb on in?”Merrin smiled comfortingly at me.I was about to take the first step towards the car when she placed a hand on my shoulder.


I looked up in surprise and found that she was gazing back at me,her bright blue eyes seeming to gouge into my soul.


“I know your secret,Brianna,”she said,and her words caused my skin to crawl.Her voice was like stone,and she seemed to be carving the words into me so that I would never forget them.


“I’m not sure what you are talking about.”I shook my head.It was the truth.Even though Nicola had told me there were secrets in my past,I still had no idea what any of them were.I still didn’t have a clue who my parents were.


She smiled again and even against my better nature and all that I had just learned,I think I believed her.


Chapter 25