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"See, this is so much better," Elodie said, as we studied h the ie arped and distorted, I had to admit that I did look nice Elodie had s I knew, it was falling in soft waves to my shoulders

That's aweso you use my body so that we can break into Lara's office, not so that you can givelike this , people will either know I'ed to sneak a flatiron into Hex Hall

It was an odd thing, watching my face crumple into a scowl at when you're right," she said, waving her hand Once again,out in a otten back from the cell ar, Archer and I had told Jenna and Call about the kids down there All of us had decided that getting into Lara's office was the next plan of attack "There's bound to be so in there," Jenna said "Either the spell that rimoire"

"Maybe she'll have a file folder labeled, My Evil Plan," I suggested "That would be super helpful" It had taken us three days to coet into the office Call was distracting Lara with questions about his oers and how they ht be useful to "the cause," while Jenna and Archer kept an eye on Mrs Casnoff Since she'd taken to just wandering in circles around the pond, that wasn't particularly challenging

Which left the ic to get into the office and search it for anything that ht help us stop the Casnoffs As far as plans went, it wasn't exactly D-day, but it was the best next step

Now Elodie looked atin ayou" Yes, I think we've established this is kind of awful for everyone involved Can we go now? We don't have h, she turned away froht I saw the mirrorI don't know, ripple for a second

Did you see that? In the lanced back "All I see is you Me" She waved her hand "You know"

I studied the glass, but Elodie was right Nothing there Probably just a trick of the light, I told her Sorry

"It wouldn't surprisethe door "ThatI noticed a few of the younger witches huddled on one of the sofas, their heads close together It wasn't the first ti pods of kids, and I wondered ifup with plans

I don't swing my hips like that when I walk, I said to Elodie as we passed the me

The house was nearly silent Dinner had ended an hour or so before, and it was getting close to sundown Everyone would be locked in their rooms then, which meant we had to hurry

I could feel lass had fall en froel who had created witches and warlocks was h lass I wasn't sure if it was me as creeped out or Elodie Probably both of us

When we reached Lara's office, Elodie laid ic sizzle up asp

"Why do you think Lara is Lara Casnoff, and Mrs Casnoff is Mrs Casnoff?" Elodie whispered as she worked her ht? So shouldn't she be Miss Casnoff? Or Ms?" Of all the things to wonder about, that's what you're focused on? Her ," she hissed in reply

You know you can talk to ht? You don't have to talk out loud and make everyone think I'm a crazy person Just FYI

"The only ti advantage of that" Before we could snipe at each other any it open, Elodie dashed inside, closing the door behind her Lara Casnoff's office was the total opposite of Mrs Casnoff's, cohtly polished that I could see myself in it

"Any idea on where we should start?" Elodie whispered

The desk, I finally said It'll be locked, and if it's anything like Mrs Casnoff's desk, ic won't work on it There's a nail inthe lock

Elodie's disdain flooded over ot the nail and went to work on the lock "Were you a burglar in the real world?" she muttered as she worked

No My mom and I lived in a particularly bad apartht, and ays had to break in Have to adain

She gave a little chuckle "What did you break in Mrs Casnoff's desk for?"

Information on Archer After he left

"Ah You're welcoled the nail harder "For putting hi with The Eye," she scoffed "Yeah, that's a brilliant plan" He's just trying to think of so, I said auto hi ever to have stupided, but I didn't like the scorn in her voice Well,to open the desk drawer and shovedto take for you to realize that Archer Cross is bad news? He's an Eye He's a liar and a jerk, and he's not nearly as funny as he thinks he is And you're betrothed to Cal Boys who can heal all wounds and are super hot, to boot? Don't exactly come around every day" I don't think about Call like that

Pressing the point of the nail back into the lock, Elodie snorted "Um, hi, I've been in your head You totally think about him like that" Look, this isn't a sluet back to work?

"Fine," sheyou, Call is the way to go Heck, if I had a body, I wouldn't ht there