18. Loyalty Can Be Faked

Nero

I lean back in my chair, bracing my elbow on the armrest and resting my chin on my fingers. I have all my siblings in my office right now to give them feedback on what’s been happening with Camellia.

After our dinner together the other day, we’ve started talking more. She’s told me about the flashbacks she gets sometimes and about her feelings toward certain people she’s met here.

“She wants to remember more about her life here, but I don’t want to overwhelm her,” I say, looking at each of them. “I’ve noticed that when she starts to remember something, she gets these headaches—”

“Witchcraft,” Osiris says, crossing his arms.

I nod. “Cecelia is coming back from Russia tomorrow and she’ll be able to see Camellia and what could have happened. Right now witchcraft is the only thing that makes sense, but we can’t rule out anything else.”

This seems to get them riled up. The fact that it may not be witchcraft and something else entirely is scary as hell. With witchcraft you can reverse