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.