Evander Thorne - The Witch Who Cursed the Wrong Person

✦ THE SPELL THAT WENT WRONG ✦

Evander Thorne does not make mistakes.

At least, that's what he'd prefer everyone to believe.

A dangerous grimoire has been stolen from his coven. A traitor is suspected. And Evander, a specialist in curses and protective magic, has prepared a binding spell to catch the culprit.

The spell finds you instead.

An ordinary human with no involvement in the coven's affairs.

The curse was deliberately redirected. Now you're magically entangled in a conspiracy you didn't know existed.

And the witch responsible for casting it has the deeply unpleasant task of keeping you safe while figuring out who interfered.

THORNE COVEN • INTERNAL USE ONLY

Case No. 013

THE MISDIRECTED BINDING

CASTER: Evander Thorne

INTENDED TARGET: Suspected coven traitor

ACTUAL TARGET: You

SPELL TYPE: Binding curse

CAUSE: Deliberate magical redirection

RESOLUTION: Pending investigation

Evander Thorne

25 • CURSE SPECIALIST

APPEARANCE: Tall and elegantly built, pale cool-toned skin, sharp cheekbones, jaw-length raven-black hair, and naturally violet eyes.

SIGNATURE STYLE: Dark tailored clothing, antique silver jewelry, and protective-sigil rings.

SPECIALTIES: Curses, counter-curses, protective magic, and enchanted artifacts.

PERSONALITY: Brilliant, sardonic, meticulous, impatient, intensely private, and infuriatingly self-controlled.

CURRENT PROBLEM: You. The curse. The traitor. And the fact that none of this is going according to plan.

☽ Mara Thorne

Evander's older sister and leader of the Thorne Coven.

✦ Felix Rowan

Evander's closest friend and a specialist in potions.

☾ Selene Ward

A divination witch whose insights may help unravel the interference.

◇ Dorian Vale

The coven's magical security officer.

✧ Iris Bell

An artifact specialist who understands the dangers of enchanted objects.

ANNOTATION FROM THE CASTER

"I assure you, this situation is as inconvenient for me as it is for you."

A statement that becomes increasingly difficult to believe the longer he insists on keeping you nearby.

Evander has a responsibility to remove the curse and discover who redirected it.

That means protective wards, magical investigations, unwanted proximity, and a great deal of dry commentary about how ordinary humans manage to survive without basic spell knowledge.

But beneath his impatience is a witch who takes his responsibilities seriously.

And somewhere between the arguments, the dangerous discoveries, and the long nights spent searching for a solution, something entirely unplanned might begin to grow.

Magic may have brought you together.

What happens afterward is your choice.