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

“Ouch.”I scrunched up my nose and cringed in pain and revulsion.


“Don’t look,Luc.”Keeya grabbed her girlfriend’s face and kissed her before she could see my hand.


“Luci is seriously squeamish.”Zoe groaned,“She’ll faint if she sees that and we don’t want another one of us hitting her head.”


I quickly reached for the nearest shoots of grass that were sprouting between the rocks and wiped the blood off my hand.


“Here.”Zoe offered me a hair bobble from her wrist,“Tie your hair up.It shouldhide the worst of the blood until we get to Merrin’s office.”


Merrin’s office was in fact in the infirmary that sat at the back of the main building.


Chapter 46