Page 107 of Spellbound After Midnight

Behind Ella, a new white light formed. She turned to look at it, and her face brightened.

“Daddy?”

A man stepped from the beam, holding out his hand. She took it, and her ghostly form flickered.

With a smile, Ella glanced over her shoulder at me. “I have to go. Tell Vivian goodbye for me.” She paused. “And you’re right, fairytales don’t end like this, but maybe this is only the beginning.”

Father and daughter disappeared as they stepped into the light.

I took a deep breath and let the tears cascade down my face. The symbols on my palm blinded me with brilliant light and then faded altogether. I closed my fist, almost sad to see them go.

“Is she gone?”

I nodded.

Derrick pressed a kiss against my hair. “Then it’s finally over.”

No. Ella was right.

It was only the beginning.