Chapter 57
Iilos raised her hand and said something in a strange language that sounded something like singing. On the floor, the image of a thirteen-year-old girl appeared. She wore a white dress and glowed like an angel. She curtsied at Iilos and spoke with a French accent, “Teacher, I’m glad to be able to see you in person. Thank you for summoning me. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time.”
Madeline kept one eye focused on both men, looking for even a single hair out of place.
Iilos said, “Lyla is a soul trader. Her natural life on Earth was meant to be cut short by illness, but I took her in as my student and trained her. With the right magic, incorporating the right elements, she would be able to trade a part of her soul to save a life. If she chooses the right partner
