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

My hand moved instinctively to the pendant around my neck that so far I’d managed to keep well hidden in the neckline of my clothing since I’d arrived at the Winterwood Academy.


I don’t know why touching it soothed me,but it did.


As it touched it,I began to realise that for the first time,the gemstones weren’tcool to the touch.In fact,they seemed to be pulsing in my fingers,a warm,powerful heat that spread up my arm as I pulled the pendant out of my dress.


“What the hell?”I gasped when I realised that it was glowing.Not glowing because the candles in the library were shining on it but glowing as though it had its own light,coming from within.


In my surprise,I took a step forward and suddenly realised that the glowing was getting brighter.


The flicker at the corner of my eye suddenly made me look up,and my jaw practically hit the floor when I realised that my pendant wasn’t the only thing glowing.


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