A failure

Helena’s P.O.V.

“The silver dagger is missing, Helly!”

I was already hell panicked because of the unforeseen circumstances, and now, Zayden was crying about his lost family heirloom.

Where was his reasoning?

Going through the procedure again, I masked my vexation with indifference and commented.

“I’m in the middle of the ritual, then why are you mentioning that dagger?”

Without asking my permission, he moved closer and pointed towards my hands.

“Witch Ciara also had a book like this. She read from that and told us about the curse breaking once.

According to her, we need a whisperer, a silver dagger, and me at a full moon night for better results. She had a list of some essential herbs and potions, but I don’t know much about it.”

Firstly, it made me roll my eyes that Zayden compared the holy book of whisperers with a witch’s grimoire, usually filled with the hexes to fool and hurt others. While the holy verses of our sacred books were lifesaving, serving nature with utmost