The Bane Witch

by Ava Morgyn

The good days dot my memory like sand dollars on the beach. Prizes to collect, dead as they are.

But I am forever trying to get gold stars, to be the good little girl it is impossible for me to be.

A very little poison can do a world of good. It’s all about how you apply it.”

She smiles in the soft light. “We don’t fear men in this house,” she tells me. “Men fear us.”

You’re a bane witch. And it’s time you start living like one.”

Maybe, in the distant future, I’ll date again. Maybe I’ll find real love. A partner. Someone who really gets me. Who is easy to be with. Or maybe I’ll live alone, able to make my own decisions about everything from what sweater to wear to what car to buy. But it will be mine, and that’s what matters.”