Chapter 85

ZIVA

“Okay, we're not discussing the investigation,” Xander said, as he assisted me to sit up. “We're only talking about why you didn't answer my calls and where you went.”

“I headed to the Mel Tree since you refused to include me in the investigation,” I confessed, my voice firm and confident.

Xander's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, “What?”

I explained in a calm tone, “I found out that the two families were among the people who pinned their wishes to the Mel Tree. Also, someone cast a specific death spell on them - one that controls their body and kills them when their inner self chooses the wrong path.”

“A mind trap?” Lance said, raising an eyebrow.

“Exactly!” I snapped my fingers and narrated what happened earlier. While I was there, trying to escape from the bear, my body returned home and slumped on the bed.

Also, if I had chosen the left path, I would be on my bed, dead with the same symptoms as the deceased.

“I heard about the spell at Granelma pack and I only recall i