Harley's POV
I was already nervous at the beginning of the ritual, when they asked Zerra to stare at the extraction lamp. It is an equipment used to identify a seal or spell being inflicted upon someone. That process was never painful, that's why I was stunned when Zerra writhed in pain while gazing at the fire. She didn't see what was reflected on the fire, but I did. The elders knew, too, but they decided not to tell her. I did not speak about it, too, because I wanted to know what they were up to. The fire reflected the moment when the seal was created and put on her heart. Her heart was sealed when she was born. And the one who asked the warlock to put a spell on her was none other than her own mother! I was so shocked that I was rendered speechless with what I had discovered. If only
