Chapter 0597

When I blinked my eyes open again, I was reclining on a leather seat with the back dropped way down. The ceiling seemed to be curved. There were other seats beside my own, similar in shape and style. Nicholas was sitting in one of them.

The ritual was over, then. I didn't feel much pain anymore, though exhaustion did weigh down heavily onto me. But where was I? And where was Elva?

I wanted to ask Nicholas, but my thoughts felt sluggish. My mouth wasn't totally working just yet.

Nicholas was talking, but not to me. He had his phone to his ear.

"I want a medical helicopter ready and waiting at the airport the moment we land," Nicholas said.

Airport? Oh, we were in an airplane. That would explain the curved ceiling and matching chairs. And we were set to return home the day of the ritual. I must have been passed out all of this time.

But wait... medical helicopter? Had something happened to Elva?!

At once, my sluggishness dissipated and I sprung upright in a panicked rush. My thoughts went from too few, too slow to so many at once that I was having trouble organizing them.

My heart raced out of control. I needed to see Elva. Where was she? Was she okay? What happened with the ritual?

Nicholas immediately noticed my distress with a look of concern crossing his face. "I have to go," he said into the phone and hung up. He turned toward me in his seat. "Piper? How are you feeling?"

"What happened to E-Elva?" I said so quickly and with so much emotion that my voice cracked. I reached out and gripped his sleeve with both hands.

I was holding him. He placed

Better than fine, really. It's you that we

"But the medical helicopter...?"

You've

earlier perceived was not as new as I thought. Worry seemed etched into his features. Was it fear for me that had him

warmed slightly in affection for him. He

ritual? And the Oracle?

could explain why, though

my hand," I said. "Did that

stop it, the spell ended.

for wanting to protect me, I supposed I would have done the same in his

see Elva." I wanted to make sure with my own eyes that she was

you can walk?" Nicholas asked. "She's just nearer

to see her if I had to, but I didn't

it was true, I told Nicholas, "I can

he rose from his seat and stepped into the aisle. He waited there, giving me enough room to get by while also

Elva was a powerful motivator. Even though

me as we walked toward the front of the

It was as if she couldn't sit still. When she crawled over

give me a hug. I wanted to lean down and hold her, but I wasn't certain I'd be

wide, bright eyes. "Are you

softest smile. "I was just resting, but

we'd been in this airplane, so I quickly ushered Elva into one of the seats. She moved into the

all fastened

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