Chapter 18

KALEN

They had finally found Angel after five days of her being missing. From what I heard, the circumstances that they had found her in were not ideal at all. However, she was alive. That was what mattered.

Maxine was apprehended and was in Nightshade’s custody. I was thankful that they were able to grab her too because she deserved to be severely punished for her betrayal as well as being the cause of whatever Angel had gone through. All I knew was that she had faced some sort of torture.

I asked Aunt Imeela for help regarding the sigil. It was safest to ask her for help than anyone else because she knew what was going on. Kind of at least.

It was a deviation of a shadow bond, which was used to bind a witch’s will to the one who sought the bond. The witch became a puppet. The cost was that the seeker had to pay with whatever they loved the most. That could be anything, including loved ones. The deviation allowed it to be used on any creature whether it was supernatural or not.

Aunt I