Chapter 52. The queen mother.

Emma Spencer.

Along with Mia, we look at each other, as I say to Mom, “What do you mean there’s magic involved, and it’s not white?”

She sighs and says, “because like in every order of things, darling, there is a part of the magic that has also been corrupted. There are covens that are dedicated to practicing dark magic. That’s why your father had my mother banished.”

I frown as I say, “Does Grandma’s coven practice black magic?”

A sad look crosses her face as she tells me, “That’s right, baby girl. When your grandfather found her, he made her choose between her coven and him. She ran away with him because of the deep love they had for each other. But like every fairy tale, happiness came with a price and a sad ending. After a few years of his reign, your grandfather died. To this day, it is a mystery how it happened.”

“You don’t believe she murdered him? Right?” I ask him, intrigued and at the same time… worried.

“I can expect anything from your grandmother. When your grandfather die