I woke up back at Granny Bia’s apartment. The room was full of sage smoke and the old witches were not chanting anymore. Instead, they were agitated and going around potions and notes. I knew at that moment we had failed.
“You have to send me back!” I told the old ladies.
“We can’t,” said the first witch, “she managed to cast us out. She blocked her mind.”
“Then what can we do next?” asked Elena, looking worried.
“Keep her in the cabin. It’s the only place we can contain her. The moroi will go to her, he has no choice. That’s where we strike.”
“Wait, no, Kira is still human,” I told them with despair.
“Not for long,” said the first witch. “We gave you a chance, you know there’s no other way.”
I sighed in resignation, dreading what I was supposed to do next.
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