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.It s probably halfway to Loki by now.Everyone let out a grunt in some form or another.It lookedgrim.But Ingrid hadn t lost hope.She was tenacious and knewthere was always a way and some problems just fixedthemselves, as hers had with Matt.Also Ingrid was in love, and awitch who had fallen in love for the very first time was aparticularly optimistic witch, and there would be no stopping her.She could still feel there was magic within her. I know how we can get the trident! she exclaimed. Thepixies can steal it back.After all, they were the ones who stole itin the first place.chapter sixty-fourTime After TimeThe pixies volunteered for the mission with glee. We likestealing things.We can find it wherever and whenever it is,Sven said.He seemed to be their leader, Ingrid noticed.Funnyhow that was.Freya was still furious, but she was placated bythe knowledge that there was a rescue plan forming.Freddie said he had an announcement to make, and hecleared his throat and looked suddenly happy. Well, there is abright side to all this, he said. What bright side? Freya snapped.Had she finally foundher one true love only to lose him forever? Well, for starters, Gert and I are engaged, he said.Gertsmiled shyly.The family was shocked into silence. Congratulations? Freya said. I thought her name was Hilly, said Joanna, looking I thought her name was Hilly, said Joanna, lookingsuspiciously at Gert. No, that s Brünnhilde, one of the Valkyries who tookKillian away, Norman said. The one Freddie s been keen onsince the Ring of Fire challenge.I always thought she was toomuch trouble for you, he told his son.He held out his hand andGert shook it. Look, I know you ve all been through a lot, but I m onyour side.I ve despised Henry Liman since he adopted me andmy sister after we were orphaned in Midgard when the bridgefell, Gert said. He never treated us the same as his preciousBrünnhilde. Her real name s not Gert.It s Gerðr.I think you mightremember her now, yes? Freddie asked.Ingrid nodded and hugged her future sister-in-law warmly. It s nice to see you again, too. Well, then! said Norman, blowing his nose, while Joannastill looked perturbed.She had her son back only to lose himagain, she thought.A mother s love was tested in so many ways.But she remembered this Gert and that she had been good forFreddie.She would calm him down, she thought.She hadpieced together a little bit of his life here, with the video gameaddiction and the harem, and Gert was just the antidote heneeded.Freya nodded. We ll need all the help we can get, shesaid.Joanna patted Freya on the back. I think I need somefresh air, she told Norman, who nodded.Without consulting each other, they walked out of the house andthrough the forest toward the place where Anne had beenburied.To Joanna s satisfaction, neither the burial mound nor theblank tombstone appeared underneath the oak tree. Good. Joanna nodded. I hope they had a happy life. As happy as one can be with a mortal, Normanruminated. A brief happiness.I hope Ingrid knows what she sdoing with that detective of hers.Joanna took her husband s hand and squeezed it. She llmake it work.I have a confession to make.You know, come tothink of it, I never really liked French food.Norman smiled.They walked back to their home to find Ingrid and Freddiestanding in shock in the living room. What happened? Joanna asked, alarmed. Where sFreya? She just & disappeared! She was right here & Then shewas gone, Freddie said, raking a hand through his tousled hair. But first something appeared on her neck &  Like a noose, Ingrid said. I saw it, a red rope burnaround her neck pulling her backward.Joanna knew immediately what had occurred. Thepassage she s been sucked back into the passage & passage she s been sucked back into the passage &  Back to Salem where Loki is waiting to have his revenge,Ingrid said.She held Matt s hand and looked at her family. Thishas to stop where it began.We ll all need to return.Follow herback through the passage of time and prevent the witch trialsfrom happening once and for all.The Nine Worlds of the Known UniverseAsgard World of the AesirMidgard Middle World, Land of MenÁlfheim World of the ElvesHelheim Kingdom of the DeadJotunheim Land of the GiantsMuspellheim The First WorldNidavellir Land of the DwarvesSvartalfheim Land of the Dark ElvenVanaheim Land of the VanirThe Gods of MidgardAcknowledgmentsThank you to everyone at Hyperion for all your enthusiasm andfaith in the witches!! Ellen Archer, Kristin Kiser, ElisabethDyssegaard, Marie Coolman, Kristina Miller, Bryan Christian,Sarah Rucker, Mindy Stockfield, Maha Khalil, Mike Rotondo,Jon Bernstein, and Sam O Brien.Big love to my editor, JillSchwartzman, and my agent, Richard Abate.Thank you to all my readers who have welcomed thewitches into their lives.About the AuthorMelissa de la Cruz is the author of the New York Times andMelissa de la Cruz is the author of the New York Times andUSA Today bestselling series Blue Bloods, which has threemillion copies in print.She is a former journalist who hascontributed to many publications, including Glamour,Cosmopolitan, Harper s Bazaar, Allure , and Marie Claire.She spent many summers on Shelter Island, New York, whichserved as the inspiration for the fictional town of NorthHampton.She lives in Los Angeles and Palm Springs with herfamily.www.melissa-delacruz.comPraisePraise for the Witches of East End series Move over, zombies, vampires, and werewolves, and makeway for witches.Melissa de la Cruz, author of the bestsellingBlue Bloods series, ably sets the stage for a juicy new franchisewith Witches of East End & De la Cruz balances thesupernatural high-jinksery with unpredictable twists and aconclusion that nicely sets up book 2.B+ Entertainment Weekly Centuries after the practice of magic was forbidden, Freya,Ingrid, and their mom struggle to restrain their witchy ways aschaos builds in their Long Island town.A bubbling cauldron ofmystery and romance, the novel shares the fanciful plotting ofBlue Bloods, the author s teen vampire series.breezy fun. People A magical and romantic page-turner & Witches of East End iscertain to attract new adult readers & The pacing is masterful,and while the witchcraft is entertaining, it s ultimately a loveand while the witchcraft is entertaining, it s ultimately a lovetriangle that makes the story compelling.De la Cruz has createda family of empathetic women who are both magically gifted andhumanly flawed [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]