Chapter 70: Captured

"Do me a favor and get my grimoire from the table over there, Kalyssa." In her suite, Daphne quickly took candles from the shelf and placed them on the table, along with a ceramic bowl.

I nodded, setting her grimoire gingerly on the table.

"Now, take the hair out of his hairbrush." She started lighting the candles.

I did as she asked and soon had a few strands of his hair. "What do I do with them?"

"Set them in the bowl." She nodded toward the center of the table and paged quickly through her grimoire.

"Does every witch have a grimoire?" I asked, watching.

Daphne nodded. "Every witch worth her salt." She tilted her head to the side. "I'll get you a grimoire, and you can start your own. Of course, the one I gave you belongs to your people. But that doesn't mean you can't have one of your own."

I nodded, knowing that time was of the essence. Xander was waiting for Cruz's location. And every moment we wasted was another moment that Cruz was captive.

Daphne raised her hands over the bowl