Chapter 0337

I handed the photo to Veronica and she held it out over Elva’s body. She began to chant, but they weren’t words I recognized. Sparks flickered in her hands. Purple-blue flames fanned out across the photo, and then twisted down toward Elva.

“Elva!” I gasped and started forward.

Nicholas gripped me around the waist and held me back. I struggled, desperate to get to Elva.

What if this was actually hurting her? What if it was doing more harm than good? I couldn’t let anyone hurt my little girl!

“Nick! Don’t! Let me go!”

“Wait!” Nicholas said back. His voice was strained. This must have been hurting him too. ” Please, Piper. Just wait!”

I couldn’t. I couldn’t.

Those flames were so close to Elva. If they touched her, then –

All at once it was over.

The flames shot back up to the talisman and burned the photo down to ashes. Then even the ashes dissipated into nothing.

her hands. She exhaled long and slow. Then she opened her

too. She turned her

to hold my little girl in my arms. She was still feverish, but it wasn’t as bad as

mattered.

once. The worst of the

asked, eyes going

kissed Elva’s forehead. “You just have a bad cold. You

me a sheepish

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for us, I couldn’t be mad at her if I wanted to. As far as I was concerned, I was indebted

held Elva tightly. I wouldn’t let go, even as Julian and Charlotte

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wardrobe,” Julian said. He was smiling in relief.

need a new one too. “None of that

“I agree,” Julian said.

I thirded that opinion.

Elva, who tried to return it with

“Jul-an.”

little

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