Cursed by Love

n my chest. "Meet me at the old church. Midnight." W

ns at midnight, right? Especially not in an old, creepy church. I sighed, knowing full well I was going to go. As much as

ke my mind off the impending meeting. Midnight felt like it was years away, but at

kers, trying to be as casual as possible, though sneaking out to meet a guy who may or

ht, but this was different. The wind was still, and the moon hung low in the sky, casting an eerie glow

een abandoned for as long as I could remember. The windows were cracked, and vines crawled up the st

rolling my eyes. "Couldn't have m

ajar, just enough for me to slip inside. The inside of the church was just as creepy as the outside. Moonlight streamed through the b

oftly, my voice echoing

like a bad idea. Maybe I should just turn around, go home, and forget this ever happened. But t

ances, don't you?" I said, trying t

e was a serious look on his face, one that made my stom

ell, you didn't exactly giv

"I know this place is... unsettling, b

nd what's that? To freak me

't reach his eyes. "No. This place... it'

urch is connected

gestured for me to follow him.

the basement. The further we went, the darker it got, and I had to resist

?" I asked, trying to keep

said with a smirk

t wasn't

old door. It looked ancient, with strange symbols carved into the wood. I h

Damien said, h

, then back at him.

his expression se

knot form in my stoma

t the curse. About your powers. About..

could explain all the chaos in my life. But as much as I wanted to know the truth, I was

n asked, his hand rest

choice. This was my life now, and I had to face

to sound braver than

ng through a small, cracked window. In the center of the room was a large stone table, covered in more of those strange

?" I whispered, ste

Damien said quietly. "The cu

y family? Wha

ful. They were part of a coven-one of the oldest and strongest. But they made a mistake. They tr

. "And that's wh

y as punishment. It's been passed down through the gene

s me?" I asked, my v

e, his eyes intens

a normal girl-a girl who'd been thrown into a world she didn't

now where to start," I

ftening. "You don't have to do it al

, the confusion-it all melted into the background. There was something about D

softly. "What