Devils Roses 04 - Witch

story and I'm not giving a history lesson because I like talking. God just needed a place to create, the birthplace of creation needed to be strong and powerful. Lillith took the magic and the power. That's why God needed Adam's rib to create Eve. He needed a place to start the magic after Lillith took it."
    "Why can't we just kill my father and free her?"
    Lorri looked up at the starry sky, "I know this is hard to hear kid but they both have to go. He's mine though. You wouldn’t stand a chance. He would flash and be gone before you reacted. Your magic is subjective to your circumstances."
    "What about that Ari girl? She could push my mom or dad and make them change their minds."
    Lorri shook her head, "She would knock them out for a bit. The soul has to be pure and intact."
    "Oh."
    Lorri pointed, "This place is a scar on humanity. It is filled with sadness and pain. We need to go back."

Chapter Twenty-Six
    Sam

    "I have a plan."
    "Sweet god, tell me it fixes home boy here. I'm getting tired of his part in the coma patient."
    Sam glanced up at Ari and Luke staring at him.
    Aimee pulled her hair into a ponytail nodding, "Yeah Sam this has to change. You're driving me insane." She turned and looked at Ari, "Yesterday he slept for sixteen hours. Not even kidding. I thought he was dead twice."
    He shook his head, "I know I should be upset but I, uh, just can't seem to be."
    Hanna walked into the living room in a skimpy pair of running shorts and small t-shirt. Luke made a noise low in his throat.
    Sam pointed to her leg, "You have some dirt on your leg."
    She drank from the water bottle in her hand and looked down at her leg, "I was running in the hills." She sat on the chair opposite him.
    Aimee looked hostile but Lydia had made her swear to be nice.
    Ari looked frustrated, "Anyway. I have a plan."
    Hanna nodded, "I'm in." Her eyes bore down on Sam. Her cheeks flushed as she watched him. She adjusted herself in her seat. Luke made another low sound. Sam could feel her affects in the air but his body couldn’t respond to it.
    Aimee snarled, "Great."
    Sam let his eyes linger on Hanna's face, "We can't tell Lorri. She murdered my father on purpose."
    Aimee's eyes flashed at him, "What?"
    He nodded, "Yeah. She fell in love with my mother. She felt the pull of the Siren. Oliver said my dad fell in love with my mother at the same time and Lorri used the Devil's Roses to kill him. She used the excuse that he mated with a mortal."
    Ari raised an eyebrow, "But Siren's aren’t human. Not really."
    Sam shrugged, "Yeah. I never knew any of this. I guess she was jealous that my mom chose my dad."
    "You must be pissed."
    He looked at Hanna, "Nope. Can't even get angry that my father was murdered unjustly out of jealousy."
    Aimee shook her head, "Lorri is a bitch, there is no doubt about that but there is no way she murdered your dad. Where did you hear that?"
    "Oliver."
    "He's lying. He's Jonathan's pawn. He's trying to separate us from the Roses. He wants us on the dark ones side."
    Sam shrugged, "Either way we need to keep the management out of this mission. Lydia will tell Lorri. Lorri might not be on our side."
    "Lorri is a lesbian?"
    Ari looked at Luke and growled, "Focus."
    He shrugged, "What. It just explains so many things."
    Aimee rolled her eyes, "Can we keep the lesbian stereotypes to minimum and stay focused?"
    Ari put her hands on her hips, "We tell no one."
    Hanna nodded, "We tell no one."
    "We need Ophelia's help. Her sisters and brother have to help us. Plus we need to know how to get in, we need Oliver to tell us how to get in."
    Sam smirked, "He asked me about Ophelia a million times. It got annoying actually. I bet she can weasel it out of him."
    Luke raised an eyebrow, "Oh shit he's like Dorian dude. You don’t want to mess around with them."
    Ari frowned, "She is stronger than Annabelle and Lydia. She could probably kill him."
    Aimee smiled sweetly, "Sam she has a very strong reaction to your Siren thing. You should be the one to tell her to go hang with Oliver and get the way in."
    Sam noticed the way Hanna's eyes flashed. She got up and left the room. Aimee looked satisfied. Sam knew he should feel sorry for Hanna. He could recall the pain she caused him. His body remembered the pain. It didn’t register as pain, just a memory. He got up and followed her to the room.
    "Hanna, wait up."
    She turned wiping her face. He felt the slightest of twinges in his stomach. It was the first thing he'd felt in