Intended Series Collection: Books 1-6 by Abigail Grant (most important books to read TXT) 📕

love. But, even so, I think you should let her in if she is that special to you.”

I growl and throw myself back into the couch cushions. A small plume of stuffing shoots past my face and falls on my lap. I make a choking noise and immediately burst out in hysterical laughter. “I destroy everything!” I shout through my fits of laughter, like an insane person.

Neo throws his head back and laughs along with me, closing his golden eyes and flashing all of his pearly whites. We laugh together uncontrollably for a while, just a couple of lunatic runaways. Oh, what a pair.

***

Neo and I stand in front of Luna’s beautiful home, and stare up at the intimidating fake cobwebs and stuffed witches sitting on the front porch. I’m aware that Halloween is in a couple of days, but the sight is made so much creepier after knowing that this is an actual house of witches, or rather Wicca.

From what I’ve been told, the Wicca aren’t at all like the stories told of witches. Meeting Luna, I can see the truth in that. Her skin isn’t green and covered in warts and I’m pretty sure if she could fly on a broom, she wouldn’t walk to and from the cupcake shop everyday. At least, I wouldn’t.

The front door of the house bursts open and Luna runs to the two of us. “Yay! I’m so glad you guys came. I was worried the chicken would chicken-out.” She jabs a finger at Neo and he glares down at her.

“Hey, who you’s callin’ a chicken, eh?” His New York accent is in full bloom with his response, and my mouth drops open.

I jab my own finger at his belly and smile. “That is by far the most New York you’ve sounded since we met. You should stick with the full accent more often!”

He waves a “whatever” hand at me. “Nah, I can’t be too irresistible for all the poor ladies out there. What’d I do with em all?” He winks at both of us girls.

Since telling Neo about Gavin, he has been much more silly and friendly with me. I’m glad he takes the Intended thing seriously, because I expected him to call it poppycock.

Luna giggles and blushes at Neo. It’s quite adorable. “Let’s go in and see my mom, guys. I told her about everything that happened the other night and she is actually willing to talk to both of you.” She touches my arm. “She’s actually kind of excited about meeting you, El. When I told her about your water trick, she seemed pretty impressed.”

My shoulders droop and I want to go somewhere to hide. I’m not exactly looking for tons of attention lately, as flattering as it is. I don’t say anything to Luna though, and instead I just smile and nod.

She bounces on her tippy toes in her fuzzy pink slippers, full of excitement, and her brown curls follow her, almost in slow motion. She does a cute twirl and waves us forward. “Come on!” she yells.

Neo and I share an exasperated look and follow Luna into her home. I’m super curious about how the inside of the extravagant home will look, considering the outside can draw anyone in with its beauty.

We pass the threshold of the large red door and I’m hit with the smell of pumpkin. My mouth waters at the scent and I really hope pumpkin pie is involved in this meeting. If not, I know what I’ll be buying next time I go to the local diner.

Luna shouts up the long winding wooden stairs as we stand at the bottom. “Mom! The Seers are here!”

I flinch at the word Seers. It still feels like something so secret, but so many more people know about us than I ever thought. I watch the top of the stairs, waiting for Luna’s mom to make her appearance when I hear a familiar voice speak behind me.

“Hi, sweetie. Sounds like you’ve grown a lot since I last saw you.”

I jump in my spot and whip my head around to see my aunt Morgan standing under an archway. She is smiling at me with sad eyes and her laugh lines don’t reach the depths they usually do when she would visit me and Aunt Mags in California. I take a step back from Morgan, completely lost and sure I must be dreaming.

Luna steps in between us and looks from me to her. She seems even more lost than I feel when she talks to my aunt. “Uh, mom, how do you know El?”

Chapter 8

Luna breaks my thought process as she yells at my Aunt Morgan again. “Seriously, mom! How do you know El?” she throws her hands on her hips, determined to get answers.

I watch Morgan mull over her words in her head, and beat her to the chase. “She’s my aunt, Luna. Your mom is my aunt Morgan.”

I never pictured her as a mom before. She was always so sweet to me and never talked about having a kid. I would’ve loved having a cousin, but for some reason she kept Luna away from me, and the fact that she is a freaking Wicca!

Luna spins back to her mom and gasps. “What? Are you… I mean… like what!” she stutters and throws her hands in the air, frustrated.

Morgan walks up to her daughter and rubs her hands up and down Luna’s arms. “Shhh. Hon, it’s okay. I know I have some explaining to do.” She glances at me. “To both of you, but I promise, it wasn’t my idea to lie to anyone ever.”

I stand frozen. I want to ask questions, so many questions, but like Luna, I can’t figure out where to start. I turn to Neo and he holds his hands up in front of him. “Hey,” he says. “Don’t look at me. I know less than everybody in this room.”

I roll my eyes and look back at Morgan. “What’s your