Chapter 43. I Will Strangle You

Cinnia forced out an exhale. "Sophie, how long have you been practicing magic?" "Well, I'm twenty-three now...and I started at six...so it's been seventeen years. Why?" Cinnia scoffed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "You've been doing magic for sixteen years and I only started about two days ago. How do you expect me to know this and be proficient enough? I can't do more than this!" She groaned. Sophie folded her arms and gave Cinnia a pointed look. "I learned the fire summoning and cloaking spell within hours of each other," She paused. "When I was six. With my newly opened magic gate." Cinnia bit the inside of her cheek. "But still. I wasn't born into a coven. You told me that my mother blocked my abilities to protect me," She protested. "Cinnia. Manara was your mother. The most powerful witch of the Darah Haven coven was your mother. She may have been the best of all the witches. Though everyone spoke of her in hushes, nobody could deny her abilities."

"So?"

"Are you den