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“The sith are said to haunt anyone who ta place” Isla nodded to the open toh the heart with a wooden stake Is that not the preferredwith such creatures?”

The bracelet quivered as Boyd held it between treers

His curiosity proved to be too great As Boyd stared into the coffin, Isla turned to Ivana and whispered, “We must use our powers for mind manipulation to make him believe he’s cursed”

Ivana frowned “But we do not possess such powers anymore”

“I know, but we have to try so”

Ivana nodded

Isla conjured an i and blood-stained, the whites of her eyes littered with ugly red veins “The sith will not rest until they have had their revenge,” sheto you at night, sinking her talons into your neck to drain your blood”

“I can hear her hauntingout to you”

Boyd stuers and rolled across the floor to Isla’s feet It looked shinier than she iined Indeed, the more she stared into the reflective surface, the raved syolden-haired wolimpse of an older man forced to hide in the shadows, too

“Talliano was her father,” she suddenly whispered, the words entering her head for no apparent reason

Boyd started ain as he put the lantern on the floor “Can you hear it? Can you hear her song? You were right I a for er and covered his ears with his hands

A soft hauntingwords were not in any language Isla could understand Still she felt a stirring in her chest, the pain of a sad and heavy heart aching with grief

“Get her away from me Stay back” Boyd crumpled to the floor “Stay back”

Isla was about to congratulate Ivana on a job well done when a sudden gust of wind blew out the candle in the lantern, plunging them into darkness

Isla blinked; she had told Lachlan never to discount the i before thehostly apparition that looolden hair shone with a vivid intensity Her flohite goas stained with splatters of red blood Isla’swoman turned to face them