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Warning: This section you're about to read has spoilers for the Book 5: Awakening. Read at your own risk! |
Chapter One: Embers
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). Awakening starts where Dark Magick left off: Bree Warren and Robbie Gurevitch rescue Morgan Rowlands from almost being burned alive, courtesy of Cal Blaire. Hunter Naill and Sky Eventide come soon afterward, and Hunter asks Sky to cast a glamour so they can leave without being noticed. He drives Morgan to his house and asks if she wants to talk. Morgan says no, not yet.
Morgan showers at Hunter's place and feels desolate, shattered, and most of all betrayed by the one she thought she loved. After the shower, she and Hunter talk. Morgan manages to tell him all that she remembers. Hunter explains about the possible agenda of Selene Belltower and Cal. Afterwards, he takes Morgan home. Before she goes into her house, he warns her not to let her guard down. Morgan blurts out that she feels like a fool and loved Cal very much. Hunter tells her that it wasn't wrong to love Cal; there is good in him.
Morgan goes inside her house and tells her parents that she broke up with Cal and had a car accident. Before they can ask more, she flees upstairs. Morgan takes out her earrings that Cal gave her for her birthday. She then realizes that they are spelled. In fact, all her birthday gifts from him could be spelled. Mrs. Rowlands steps in and asks if Morgan will be all right. Morgan says yes and holds her mother's hand. Morgan soon falls asleep.
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Chapter Two: Changes
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). Morgan wakes up to a quiet house. Her mother left her a note, saying that Morgan doesn't have to go to school that today. Morgan calls her mother at work to thank her and then takes off to Practical Magick.
Morgan goes to Practical Magick and talks with Alyce and David Redstone about Cal's spelled gifts. Alyce says she needs a purification spell. Morgan overhears David on the phone arguing. She asks Alyce about it and Alyce states that David's Aunt Rosaline died. Since Rosaline has been borrowing money during the years, the store, which David now owns, is in deep dept with Stuart Afton, the propertier. Practical Magick could close, and the tennets that live in the rooms above the shop--Lisa Winston with her two sons and the Romerios, an elderly couple--have to leave. Morgan is sadden by this revelation. She doesn't want to loose Practical Magick.
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Chapter Three: Purified
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan goes home with Alyce's spell to purify the items that were gifts from Cal. She gets her mother's tools and heads outside in the yard. She uses the cauldron that she bought and puts it under an oak tree. She goes through with the purification ritual and then goes to sleep.
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Chapter Four: Celebration
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Mary K. wakes Morgan up. Morgan heads downstairs to find her Aunt Eileen and her Aunt's mate, Paula Steen, downstairs. Eileen and Paula announce they have found a house, thanks to Mary Grace.
Hunter visits Morgan and they talk. He talks about the fate of Circle Cirrus. He wants to lead the coven until it gets back on its feet. He sets up an meeting on Tuesday and tells Morgan she should continue studying her Wiccan books.
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Chapter Five: Darkness
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). Morgan has a bad dream and wakes up in the middle of the night. She cradels Dadga for comfort. She suddenly feels some type of darkness; black magick is being worked somewhere in Widow's Vale.
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Chapter Six: A New Circle
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). The next day Morgan and Mary K. go to school. Mary K. asks if Morgan wants to talk about what happened to Cal, and Morgan tells her not now.
Morgan meets up with Sharon Goodfide and Ethan Hawke. She tells Morgan that Robbie has already told them what happened about Cal. Hunter has talked to them about leading Cirrus.
Circle Cirrus meets up at Hunter's house and a circle commences. Morgan can't help but comparing Cal's circles to Hunter's. After the circle Hunter encourages each member to talk about their experience. When it's Morgan's turn, he skips her. She protests. Hunter explains he knew she didn't feel anything in the circle.
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Chapter Seven: Intruder
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan goes to school. People ask her about Cal and the fire, but Morgan tells them she doesn't know much about it. After school Morgan goes to get her car fix at Unser's Auto Repair. Suddenly, the owner's dog, Max, starts growling and Morgan feels magick being worked but doesn't know where.
Morgan heads home and decides to make an altar in her closet.
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Chapter Eight: Potential
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan goes to Hunter's house. She admits she didn't feel anything at the circle, and Hunter replies maybe his style didn't bring much out of her. Hunter talks about his apprehension about leading a circle and his father. Morgan tells him about the dark presence she felt during the last couple of days.
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Chapter Nine: Almost Normal
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). Morgan tries to keep everything "normal". Aunt Eileen and Paula close the deal on their house.
Morgan chats with Robbie, and he says that things are okay with Bree, but he is still not sure with her. They both go to Practical Magick. Alyce explains to Morgan that Afton has forgiven David for all the debts that the store has accumulated through the years. Alyce and David decide to throw a party to celebrate.
Morgan invites her sister to the party at Practical Magick, but Mary K. is reluctant to go--until Morgan mentions Fianna, a popular Celtic band, will be playing there. Morgan finally confesses to her sister about what really happened between her and Cal.
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Chapter Ten: The Party
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan and Mary K. go to the party. Alyce escorts Mary K. to the back room where she can meet Fianna personally. Morgan surveys the room to find many of her friends from her coven are there. She doesn't see Hunter, though. Soon Raven Meltzer and Bree arrive. Bree talks to Morgan about Cal.
Fianna starts playing and Hunter arrives. Both Morgan and Hunter leave for his car and discuss about the dark magick ritual Morgan felt days before. Hunter suspects that it wasn't Selene nor Cal; he suspects David. Morgan is horrified that Hunter would think such a thing.
Morgan and Mary K. leave after the party is over. Even though Mary K. had a good time at the party, she still does not feel comfortable with Wicca. They ride home in silence.
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Chapter Eleven: Hunted
(BOS Entry: Maghach).
Morgan goes downstairs for breakfast and is greeted by her father. Her father tells her a little about Stuart Afton.
It's night time. Morgan cannot sleep because she is troubled by what Hunter told her last night. She decides to scry to find out any information. But her scrying goes wrong when Cal's face appears in the flames, pleading that they belong together. Astounded, Morgan throws the candle over and lets out the fire.
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Chapter Twelve: Ugly
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan is troubled over what she saw during the scrying. She goes to sleep in tears.
The next day Morgan decides to visit her Aunt Eileen in a town called Taunton. When she gets there, she witnesses her Aunt's new home being vandalized by teen delinquents. Morgan scares them away (with her witch fire) and goes and talks with Eileen and Paula about what just happened. They call the police and report the incident. Morgan goes home.
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Chapter Thirteen: Protection
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan blows off homework to look up protection spells for her Aunt but doesn't find much. On Tuesday, Sky picks up Morgan unexpectedly; Sky reports that Hunter wants to talk to her. Morgan is not too happy and accuses Hunter of trying to control her--like Cal and Selene tried to do. Hunter protests and Morgan clams down. Morgan and Hunter debate about David. Morgan argues that David had nothing to do with Stuart Afton, but Hunter thinks otherwise. Finally, Morgan leaves.
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Chapter Fourteen: Old Wounds
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan talks with her mother about Aunt Eileen. So far, the teens haven't showed up again. Morgan decides to call Bree to talk. Bree apologizes to Morgan and Morgan does likewise. She says Robbie told her the truth about Morgan's parentage. Morgan and Bree chat about many things. Morgan eventually hangs up feeling a little happier.
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Chapter Fifteen: Threads
(BOS Entry: Maghach). The next day Morgan feels a lot better, but Hunter's phone call brings everything crashing down. Hunter is still concerned about David and David's potential use of dark magick. This leaves Morgan annoyed. After school Morgan calls Afton's office and talks to his secretary. Morgan senses that things are not right and decides to go to Afton's home. When she goes there, the maid answers that door and informs her that Afton had a stroke. Morgan is surprised as well as Hunter, who came moments later. Hunter convinced that David had something to do with Afton's plight, but Morgan is unconvinced. Again, they argue. Eventually, Morgan leaves with Hunter to get her car back at the repair shop. Morgan is surprised at how her car looks. She says her car looks like "crap". Morgan feels depressed over it, and Hunter is confused at why she's so upset over a car.
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Chapter Sixteen: Uncertain
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). The days afterward pass uneventful. Morgan talks with Circle Cirrus and is surprised to find the members enjoying Hunter as their leader. They feel things they never felt during Cal's circles.
Morgan goes to Practical Magick that weekend and chats with Alyce and David. Morgan can't help but feel uncomfortable with David now. Morgan picks up some ingredients for a protection spell for her Aunt and leaves. Morgan can't help but remember the same bag that David put her purchases in is the same bag she seen in the hallway at Afton's house.
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Chapter Seventeen: Breaking In
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan goes back to Afton's house and looks in the trash can for the Practical Magick bag she saw when she first visited. She finds it there with muffins and a card from Alyce. Morgan leaves to get Hunter, and together they drive back to Afton's house. Hunter examines the bag and muffins and concludes they are not spelled. Hunter tells Morgan that he is going to Afton's office to do some checking. Morgan goes with him.
With the little help of magick, they break in Afton's office building. Hunter finds what he suspected all along: sigils directed to a target. Hunter says that he isn't sure if it was done by David, but all he needs one more piece of evidence to solidify that David was the culprit.
Morgan comes home to some bad news. The teens who vandalized Aunt Eileen's home have struck again.
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Chapter Eighteen: Lost and Found
(BOS Entry: Maghach). Morgan goes to the circle meeting that night. She talks briefly to Jeanna who says she is getting over her break up with Matt.
When everybody gets there, Hunter guides the circle into meditation. He tells the group to focus on something lost they want to find. When Morgan goes into meditation, she sees images that are coming from Hunter. Hunter interrupts the circle and privately chastises Morgan for invading his privacy. Morgan protests that she didn't mean to and Hunter believes her. Hunter continues on the to say that his thoughts about his father were clearer this time, as if he could locate him. Morgan suggests for Hunter to try to contact him, but Hunter is reluctant. After their conversation, they go back and continue the circle. When the meeting is over, Morgan talks with Hunter privately again. She strongly advises that Hunter should contact his father. Hunter thanks her for her advice.
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Chapter Nineteen: Pursuit
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). Morgan doesn't sleep well and wakes up troubled. She needs to figure out how she can help out Aunt Eileen and Paula's plight. She decides to go visit them and is surprised to find that they took matters into their own hands. The two women decided to put up surveillance cameras to catch the teen vandels in the act. It worked; the teens are now in custody. Morgan is relieved.
Hunter and Sky comes to Morgan's house later that afternoon. Hunter tells Morgan they are going to confront David; they found the evidence against David's innocence.
Morgan, Sky, and Hunter enter into Practical Magick to question David. David panics and takes off into the lot by the store. Sky, Hunter, Morgan, and Alyce go after him, scanning the area to find him. Sky detects him first, but David releases witch fire towards Hunter, but Hunter deflects it. Hunter commands that David stop and come forward. David eventually does and pleas that he did nothing wrong. When Hunter asks him if he summoned taibhs to get Stuart Afton to forgive Aunt's debt, David admits it's all true. David did it for the people who lived above the store. They would have been homeless if Afton bought out the property. Everybody witnesses his confession. Hunter says he will call the Council to decide David Redstone's fate.
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Chapter Twenty: Dark and Bright
(BOS Entry: Gìomanach). Horrified over what has just happened, Morgan runs away. Sky catches up with her. Sky tires to talk some sense into Morgan, but Morgan is hysterical. By mistake, Morgan releases witch fire on Sky, but Sky easily deflects it. Morgan doesn't understand why Hunter would want to be a Seeker. Sky explains it could be for his own piece of mind, to help stop dark magick that destroys lives.
Bree comes to pick Morgan up to drive her home. Hunter comes by later and tells her that the Council has passed their sentence on David: he is to be bound and stripped. He needs four blood witches as witnesses, Morgan being one of them. Morgan is shocked and stricken with grief. Suddenly, they kiss each other. They are both pleasantly surprised. Hunter leaves.
Tuesday at sunset the ritual of David's stripping takes place. Afterwards, Morgan is surprised that it was less harsh than what she thought it would be. Hunter gives Morgan a stone and asks her to find its name. Morgan is a little confused by the stone and Hunter says it's Morganite. He tells her that if a blood witch holds it in his or her hand and puts their energy into it, it will show what the blood witch holds deepest in their heart. When Hunter opens his hand, Morgan sees herself in the middle of the stone.
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Last Modified: Wednesday, 10/15/08
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