Everyone was taken aback when they looked at me, or rather, at my eyes. I looked at my brother again, who had analyzed everything at this point. "Why do you look so frightened of me, Lance?" I asked, trying to understand the unease in his expression. "Astrid," he said, frowning. "Lance," I called him. "What is happening to you, my love?" He tried to approach me but was held back by a group of people. "Let me go. She's my sister," Lance cautioned. They didn't stop him any further, allowing him to approach me. "What's wrong with me, Lance?" I asked. I knew there was something that everyone else could see, but I couldn't. My entire body was stinging, especially my eyes, as if a volcano were erupting from them. "She is a witch!" "She's been cast under a spell!" "She carries somethin

