Scornful Sadie (Dark Sorceress Trilogy Book 1) Read Online Free Page B

longer.”
     
    “I have more information for you, Sadie,” she said. She took a step back. “I know your heart was broken when Aiden had his memory wiped and was sent back.”
     
    “Don’t say his name,” I growled.
     
    She put a finger up and stopped me. “Don’t be disrespectful and interrupt me. You may have been gone for five years, but I’m still your grandmother.”
     
    Lowering my eyes, I nodded. “I apologize.”
     
    “You still hurt over him,” she observed.
     
    I said nothing. It spoke volumes.
     
    “Love at such a young age is rare and beautiful, Sadie. It’s not something to be ashamed of.”
     
    I hated showing weakness. Aiden made me weak. “I don’t want to talk about him.”
     
    “Too bad,” she huffed. “We searched for him, but Harlow moved him and his family. They weren’t in Maryland. She also cloaked them, but Scott and I haven’t stopped looking. Mark even got a few members of the council to assist in the search.”
     
    I stared at her with a bored look on my face though my heart pounded.
     
    She walked to my dresser, picking up my dagger. “We haven’t stopped, Sadie. We cared for him, but mostly, we knew you cared for him and wanted to find him for you.”
     
    I played with the necklace around my neck. The one he’d given me that said Sade , his nickname for me. I hadn’t taken it off since he’d left.
     
    Grandma turned, her blue eyes warm and loving. Grinning, she took my shoulders in her hands. “Sadie, we found Aiden.”

 
     
     
     
     

    We found Aiden.
     
    Her words rang in my ears. Aiden Rivers was the first boy I kissed. The first boy I thought I could have loved.  The first boy to give me butterflies.
     
    The day I lost him was the end of the old Sadie. I withdrew from most of my family, then left and began training day and night, and within a year I was ready to conquer the world. When I set out on my own, my parents begged me to reconsider, but they’d always been lenient and allowed us to make our own decisions.
     
    And my mind was made up.
     
    Now, Grandma stood in front of me telling me she knew where he was, how to reach him, but it would be pointless because he possessed no memories of me.
     
    She cupped her palm on my cheek. “I think I know a way to reverse the mind wipe.”
     
    I gasped, choking on my breath. “What?”
     
    She nodded. “I can’t do it without you.”
     
    “I’ll come back,” I said with conviction. “Two weeks.”
     
    She smiled warmly. “Two weeks.”
     
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    Grandma departed shortly after, but not before making me promise a dozen times I would follow behind her.
     
    “I know how to find you now, Sadie,” she warned. “I’ll have no qualms in coming after you.”
     
    “I know,” I sighed.
     
    “Don’t be dramatic. You need your family as much as we need you. You know that,” she said. Taking me in her arms, she held me close and patted my head like she did so often when I was a small child. “Please don’t ever leave us again.”
     
    I said nothing.
     
    “Sadie, it’s only two weeks. You won’t back out if I leave, will you?” she questioned.
     
    I shook my head. “No. I’ll come. I wouldn’t lie to you, Grandma.”
     
    She released me, taking my hands in hers. “Your parents will be so happy. And I know Scott and Liv will be overjoyed you’ll be there for their special day.”
     
    I grinned. “I am kind of excited about the wedding. I always liked Liv.”
     
    “We all do.” She smiled warmly, then stepped back. “I’m leaving now. You have two hours before I show up or send someone after you.”
     
    I nodded. “OK. I’ll be there.”
     
    She left before I could ask where she would be, but I figured it wouldn’t take long to find them. I packed my belongings quickly—there weren’t many—and called Tessi and Melody to the workroom.
     
    Placing my palms flat on the table, I looked at them sadly. “I have to leave for a couple of