[Isolde]
The shaman was already lighting candles when I turned my attention back to Nikolai, who hadn't said a single word since her cryptic statement about the curse.
"What did she mean?" I asked quietly, leaning closer so only he could hear. "What curse?"
"I'll explain later," he said tersely, his jaw tight.
That answer only made me worry more. Why hadn't he mentioned anything about a curse before? What was he hiding?
The younger girl moved around the room, extinguishing the electric lights until only the flickering candlelight remained. The shadows danced across the walls in unsettling patterns. Or maybe that was just my mind playing tricks.
Liana began to chant in a language I didn't recognise and that just made the air feel heavier. She held a small pouch of white powdery substa
