MADRIOD 'S POV

Rowan’s spell worked. I don’t know how, but it actually worked. One minute, Nyla was standing there with her usual smug smirk, and the next... she was Elsie.

I mean, she looked like Elsie. Same hair, same face, same voice. But it wasn’t her. Not really.

} too. This is insane.”

“It’s not just weird. It’s wrong,” I muttered, folding my arms. I couldn’t even look at her. Seeing someone else in Elsie’s face made my stomach twist.

Rowan rolled her eyes. “Madriod, we’ve been over this. This is the only way to distract Freya long enough for Elsie to finish fighting the dark magic.”

“That doesn’t...