21WitchesThe meeting Jacob attended in Boston was not what he’d expected. Until now, his participation in magical circles had been restricted to sitting with his father and the elder men in his village repeating antiquated rituals performed as lip service to a long-forgotten entity.
During his university education in the West, Jacob had continued to perform certain elements of these rituals to please his parents. They’d told him they would improve his clairvoyant gifts, but he hadn’t found that to be the case.
This magic was altogether different. He could feel the atmosphere changing as the ritual progressed.
Proceedings began in a very formal manner. He’d been introduced by his contact, Aideen, to the group of nine women and two men, and was required to formally ask their permission to
