by Sangu Mandanna
Mika Moon is one of a few witches in Britain. She was "raised" by another witch who for the most part left her care to a series of Nannies. As soon as Mike showed some unusual behaviour the nannies memories were erased and the nanny was sent packing, to be replaced by another one.
No Mika is an adult. She doesn't feel safe because her mentor witch, Primrose, tells her she must not let anyone know she is a witch. Primrose is the leader of a coven of witches who gather every few months to socialize. Primrose believes witches must remain lone and isolated for their safety but this has made for a very lonely life for Mika who keeps moving often.
To let out her frustration Mika has a web page on the Internet where she pretends to be a witch, it has some appeal. One day Mika receives an email from a man, who is convinced that she is a real witch. He wants her to come and mentor three young witches that are in his care. Mika is a bit concerned and worried at first, but decides to go and check it out. She finds a beautiful house, with three adults who are looking after three young witches. They want her to mentor the young witches so they know how to utilize and control their power, especially as their sponsors lawyer is coming soon to check on the property as he has not been able to contact the owner of the property for some time.
The adults and two of the young witches welcome her, but a third young witch doesn't and ends up doing a spell that puts Mika in bed for days.
Mika likes the girls and the other residents. This is the first time she feels part of a family and accepted for who she is. One of the adults, a young man, is at first suspiciuos of her but eventually they do admit they are attracted to each other.
A crisis occurs when Mika is away from the property, the lawyer has arrived early and the young witches decide to unbury and try to animate the woman who was owner of the property. She had died and the adults buried her on the property because they didn't know what to do. The lawyer is freaked ou out and threatening to go to the police. The adults have locked him in a building
Mika doesn't know how to erase his memory or go back in time. She reluctantly contacts Primrose for help. They are all shocked when Primrose arrives. She looks exactly like the dead woman, because she is the dead woman's sister. Primrose wipes the lawyers memory, convinces him that she is Lillian and dismisses him.
Mika is delighted that Primrose agrees to her staying on to be a mentor for the young witches.
It was a cute story in time for Halloween.
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