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

A little awkwardly,I began to strip off.


“You know there’s a bathroom if you want to change in there.”Zoe pointed to a third door leading off the room that I hadn’t really noticed before.Had it always been there?I was probably just too tired and confused to have noticed it.


But even as she said it,I had already pulled my hoodie up over my head,causing my t-shirt to ride up.


“Jeez,what is that?You’re not old enough for a tattoo,are you?”Zoe exclaimed,and I paused,pulling my t-shirt back down.


“So you’re saying that’s not a tattoo on the back of your neck?”Zoe scowled at me.


My hand instinctively travelled to the back of my neck,and when my fingers touched the skin there,I felt a strange tingling sensation begin to spread down my spine.


I turned to look in the floor-length mirror that sat to the left of the bed.Twisting awkwardly,I was unable to see anything but the very tip of something purple.


“What is it?”I asked.“I can’t see it.”


Chapter 33