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Katherine's POV

“What was that for?” I demanded as soon as I got conscious. Everything that I just witnessed wasn't real, and I had, in fact, been sitting on the sofa for several hours.

It only felt like minutes, and when I looked at Kai, he had a strange look on his face.

“Do you still not remember me?” Claire asked, and I turned to look at her, ready to ask her to quit playing with me. Even though she was oddly familiar, I was sure that I had never met her before.

Just as I opened my mouth, I suddenly found Claire too familiar, and I remembered her as the woman who had taken the baby out of the room.

“You!” I exclaimed and pointed to her, walking towards her.

“Yes. I was there.” She said and closed her eyes. Immediately she did that; it was like a magnetic force holding me back from moving.

“What is happening to me? Kai! What is she doing to me?” I yelled at Kai, who only stared at me.

“Oh ye, witches of the night, the watcher of day and the controller of times, bring back w
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