Chapter 117

It was early—too early for anyone to be up, but I didn’t care. I found myself knocking on Esther’s office door, waiting for her to open up.

I hadn’t closed a single eye. How could I?

All I could think about was that vision, and it played in my head over and over again.

The way Alaric turned into that thing…

I knew we were dark witches, but had Mom completely lost it? Was she actually attempting to bring back Lord Baelor, the same god of the underworld I had called a myth?

The chaos that would cause would be impossible to fix, especially if he would have access to Alaric’s wolf on top of all.

Even though she took her time, the door eventually creaked open, revealing Esther. She stood there with a calm smile. “Good morning, Adelaide,” she said. “You’re up bright and early.”

I didn’t have time for her crap, not today. Just like last night, I forced myself into the office before taking an uninvited seat at her desk.

Esther sighed s