(Emma)
I took a deep breath and calm down. Darius’s apology had left me feeling hopeful, but there was still so much to do. I turned to him and said, “We should call Dr. Harris now. We need to get started before Silas gets here.”
Darius nodded, his expression serious. He sent a mind link to Dr. Harris who said that he was on his way back. It was good that Darius and I had gotten that time to ourselves, but there was so much to do before we could finally settle down.
A few moments later, Dr. Harris and his nurse, Nora, walked into the room with their supplies in hand.
“We need to prepare for Silas,” I said. “He’ll need everything ready to perform the spell as soon as he arrives.”
Dr. Harris nodded. “We’ve already gathered most of the materials, but there are a few items we still need.
