Free Timeless by Patti Roberts

word warlock actually means traitor, scoundrel, monster, oath breaker. It's degrading in some circles for a male witch to be called a warlock. The original meaning of warlock is derived from Old English, wǣrloga , meaning oath breaker."
    "Witch, warlock ... sorcerer, whatever," Andrew shuddered. "We met some of them the first night in Witchwood. They weren't all that friendly." He remembered how long, creepy gray arms had materialized from the walls of Witchw ood, wrapping themselves securely around him and River while Alexandria lifted Kat effortlessly off the floor, her hand squeezing Kat's throat, and slamming her into the opposite wall.
    "They must have sensed that Alexandria was in some kind of danger. That is the only reason they would show themselves to strangers. No one was hurt, I take it?"
    "No, but it sure did scare the crap out of us. Actually, Alexandria scared the crap out of us more than the Harvey ghosts did. It was like she was controlling them somehow with her mind."
    "Alexandria is a very powerful witch, or at least she will be. More powerful than even her mother was, and that's saying something. She has the ability to draw on the power of other witches, and communicate with them, the living, and the dead. There is always one witch in the family that is gifted with more power than all the other siblings put together. In our family, out of Aradia, Felicity and myself, it was Felicity who was the most gifted. And because Alexandria was an only child, she received all of her mother's power when she died."
    Andrew was impressed. "That sounds like a good thing. At least she will be able to look after herself." He looked out of the window. "That is one hell of a full moon out there tonight," he said in an attempt to change the subject.
    "Is there something you're not telling me, Andrew?" she asked, taking another bend in the road too fast, throwing Andrew against the car door and banging his head.
    Mindy cringed apologetically. "Whoops. Sorry about that."
    Andrew rubbed his head with one hand, the other still gripping the dashboard. "Do you even own a driver’s licence?"
    "Of course I do," she retorted, looking as though the question was a direct blow to her integrity. "And stop changing the subject," she added quickly.
    "Other than when Vera attacked Alexandria, and when Kat nearly killed her trying to protect Alexandria's power, no, nothing."
    "Yes, she did happen to mention that incident." They drove in silence for a moment. "You know you can trust me, Andrew. If there's anything I should know, or something you want to ask me about, you can."
    "Why did Alexandria's family abandon her when her parents died?"
    "You mean why did I abandon her, when her parents died?"
    Andrew nodded. "Yeah, I guess that's what I'm asking."
    "Like I told Alexandria, we did it for her own protection. There are witches out there practising black magic that would kill her for her power, to possess it for themselves. Had she been living with Aradia or me, she would have been a sitting duck. There was no way we could have protected her, and if Alexandria had known that she had other family out there somewhere, she would have tried to track us down before she was powerful enough to protect herself. Trust me when I say it was safer for her this way. Safer for everyone. Her mother wanted it that way."
    "I'm not sure Alexandria agrees. And what about the Barnabys? Do they know about all this, too?"
    "The who?" Mindy asked, shooting Andrew a questioning look.
    "You know, the Barnabys, Alexandria's guardians for the last few years," he said, returning her questioning look.
    Mindy nodded sternly, then laughed off her confusion. "Silly me. Of course I know who the Barnabys are. Lovely old couple, truly lovely. And of course they know about all this, it's why they took her away from here. To keep her safe. And Alexandria will understand that too, when she learns how important she is, not only to the survival of her own Harvey witch bloodline