...I can do magic again. Like before we bound the circle.
The words pulled Cassie back from her pleasant reverie in Adam's arms. Slowly, she stepped back, but not enough to leave the safety and warmth of his embrace, only enough to look up at him. What was he talking about? Do magic? How was that possible? The only one (so far) who could do magic outside the circle was Cassie herself and it wasn't good magic either. It was the Blackwell in her; it was dark magic. The more Cassie indulged in its power, the more it consumed her, body and soul. It was why Adam and her had both fought so hard to help her control it.
"You can? Is it like dark magic? Is it-" Cassie broke off suddenly. There was a mention of a half-sibling to her within in the circle. Someone who also would share her abilities for dark magic. Her stomach twisted and she felt sick. Could Adam be her half-sibling? Was that why their union was cursed? "When did this start happening?"