Chiara’s POVAfter we settled Elca with the healer, I returned to the car to wait while Kai made the arrangements for Elca’s care. The poison was a strong witch spell which was supposed to knock him out but it had been improperly-concocted. All it did was upset Elca’s stomach and disturb his mind.

“He’ll be fine in a few days,” the healer had said.

I wondered who had given him the poison. Who else but Bridget? I sensed it. Bridget had tried to pull another fraudulent lie on me and ...