Chapter 194

Lily's POV As I watched Maya and Rose chatter away like two squabbling sparrows, recounting the events (interspersed with copious complaints about each other's behavior), my first thought was: Holy crap, I seriously need a jumbo-sized ice cream sundae right now, topped with a mountain of chocolate sprinkles. Suppressing wolf nature? Summoning forest witches? This sounded like the script for some low-budget fantasy flick, not something happening in my own backyard. I massaged my temples, glancing between Maya's stern expression and Rose's still-righteous demeanor, then recalled Celena's lifeless eyes... Alright. “So,” I summarized, “what you're saying is there's some ancient (and probably fake) witchy fairy tale ritual that might (but probably won't) summon something that could (in theory) fix Celena's problem, and one of you opposes it while the other supports it, so you come running to me?” Both witches nodded simultaneously. I sig