“Your stupid dog shat on my bed!” Vivienna continued to bitch, reminding me how annoying it was to have to sit with her in most of my law lectures.

However, she wasn't the worst person in the law department, no, it was one of those arrogant DeLoughreys who I would have expected to be the last person to go to law school.

Today I had spotted the brunette Ruisangor with the undercut man bun at the very back of the lecture hall.

He probably studied law, because his family ran the law firm downtown. Just maybe not for long... I would make sure of it.

Bayla had to stifle a grin, which brought me back to the present.

“What's so funny about that?”

Vivienna gave her an evil glare.

“Nothing...” Bay muttered, still grinning.

“I should hope so. I want someone to get rid of this or there will be consequences for you!” With those words, she stumbled up the stairs in a hurry.

I looked at the dog and clicked my tongue until he peeked out from under the couch and looked at me. I waved a slice of ham in the air, which the dog didn't need to see twice. He forced his little body out of the crack and came prancing happily to me. I threw him the slice of ham, which he immediately pounced on and licked up.

“Good dog,” I sighed, and finally continued eating.

The package was almost empty and my stomach was still growling.

That's what you get for sharing your food with a pet, Emely.

Bayla eyed me with suspicion, then grinned again.

“You seem to get on well with Julie's dog.”

What did she want from me now?

I already found it annoying enough that she was in my head, now she wanted to pretend that nothing had happened.

Couldn't the Quatura just leave me all alone to study?

“I hate dogs,” I said, jumping off the counter and pushing the dog aside.

“Yeah, right,” Bayla replied, still grinning.

Her comment was enough to make me throw all my principles overboard.

I approached her until there was only a hand's width of air between our faces.

Hopefully I didn't smell too much of ham.

“Listen. Whatever Julian sees in you, you're one of them, and that means I want nothing to do with you. Stay away from me, or you'll regret it.”

Bayla swallowed, but she didn't seem afraid.

“I'm not one of them.”

“Yeah, right, and I was just bewitched out of nowhere.”

“Bewitched?”

She looked at me, confused.

“Listen, you might be able to pull Julian's leg, but you can't pull mine. And another thing, I'm only going to tell you once: Get out of my head!”

I hoped she had understood me, because next time I wouldn't talk.

I turned to leave.

“Why are you always like this? I didn't do anything to you,” Bayla said, and I paused to turn around one last time.

She looked at me helplessly, almost as if she really didn't know anything. But there was something else. Blood.

“Your nose...” I gasped, my eyes widening.

Bayla touched her nose and looked at the dark red fingertip. Then, just like that, she fell over.

My head started to hurt, and I threw myself onto the floor with her.

“Bayla!” I shouted. “Bloody witch, what's the matter with you?!”

I slapped lightly against her cheeks, but it didn't bring her back. Instead, it only made my own headache worse.

I listened to her heartbeat, which thankfully was still there.

“What have you done?!”

I looked up to see Vivienna standing on the stairs, Julie behind her. Larissa pushed past them.

“Bay!” she shouted, but her friend didn't answer.

She had lost consciousness. And my senses were heightened to the extreme, even more than usual.

Then my cell phone rang. I answered it.

“Emely. Are you with her?” Julian seemed shocked and out of breath. “Wait, I'll be right there.” Then he hung up again.

“What happened? Emely!” Larissa shook her friend, but at that very moment everything went black in front of my eyes.

Chapter 57

Julie

Bayla Adams was unconscious again, and I had the feeling that Grace's herbal mixtures wouldn't help this time either.