CHAPTER 173
He peeled his eyes off the book and darted his gaze back to her face. "Why did you do that to yourself, Astrid?"
"It was not my fault. I never intended for any of this to happen to me. I planned on using it on the Princess, to get her off our trail and probably send her to the palace. But then you startled me and I cast the spell on me."
Jareth's eyes widened at her confession. 'Since when did she have such wicked thoughts? Now, look at what she has done to herself.'
Slowly, Astrid shook her head, trying to get herself thinking straight. She moved out of his grasp and picked up her book.