“Because I need a safe place to practice spells similar to the ones I used on Abi and Cody, but modified. For me.” I frowned, pressing my lips together. “Sabine…she was in my brain, Fenris. Imagine the loudest static you can, but inside your mind. It was painful.” I shook my head. “I can’t go back to Isla Lobo until I’m sure she’s gone and can’t get back in.”
Fenris’s eyes went wide, his nostrils flaring. “Is she there right now?” he hissed, grinding his molars. “Is she listening?”
I frowned. “I…I don’t think so. I can’t be certain, but it’s…it hurt. It was like a migraine; it made it impossible to think. It was loud, and I could certainly feel it. It was planted before that, but…it wasn’t active. I don’t want to say she’s gone, though. Not without being sure.”
Fenris studied me silentl
