Chapter 34: S2 Wisdom: Strega Bianca

Sophia Mahoney

Holding the book, she thumbs through the first several pages. Her uncle's handwriting jumps off the page. It's his journal.

A clanking noise booms behind her. She jumps and almost drops the book.

"I said I wanted to be alone." Glancing over her shoulder, Sophia expects to find Aden, Logan, or bother. Instead, she finds a man in his early fifties staring at her.

Two younger men, dressed in black, are standing on each side of the stranger. The man, he's wearing a tailored three-piece suit with polished wing-tipped shoes. And he's holding an ornate cane in his right hand - no doubt the sound of the clanking she heard earlier.

The man takes a step forward. Silence fills the room, making the air heavy.