Page 77 of Shadow Witch

“There are some. Perhaps we should…view them privately.”

“Why?”

Drucinda flipped to another photo and discreetly showed it to Paige. Her jaw dropped open as she viewed a picture of her riding a unicorn in a swimsuit. “What the hell?”

“I told you…we were drugged. Someone drugged us.”

Paige closed her fingers into fists. “Ivy. She did this because I won. She’s probably holding Dewey hostage to force me to give up Devon.”

Devon’s features went slack. “Are you going to do that?”

“No,” Paige said, shaking her head before she winced as it made her brain hurt. “I’m not giving you up for Dewey or letting her do anything to Dewey. We’re going to find him.”

“Yeah, well, we’d better do that quickly. The wedding is in a few hours. Assuming Devon can win the Test of Selflessness.”

“Wait, we have to go to that.”

“No, we don’t. We need to rescue Dewey. Devon, handle it on your own,” Drucinda said as she massaged her temples.

“It’s done. It’s handled. I’ll wrap this up at ten and check back with you.”

“Thanks. Come on, Paige,” Drucinda said as she grabbed her hand. “We need water and a private space to investigate what happened.”

Paige nodded as Drucinda led her down the hall to her room. She shut them inside, locking the door behind them.

“I don’t even want to look at those pictures based on the one you already shared,” Paige said as she slumped into an armchair. “I can’t believe Ivy did this to us.”

Drucinda chugged down a bottle of water before she wiped at her lips with the back of her hand. “I don’t think she did it.”

“What?” Paige said as she accepted a bottle of water that Drucinda waved at her. “I can’t drink this. My stomach is too upset.”

“Drink it or you’ll regret it. And this doesn’t seem like Ivy’s MO. Not by a long shot. She would have simply killed you.”

Paige crinkled her brow as she took a sip of water, wincing as it hit her stomach. “Right. Yeah, I kind of expected that myself, but this is a pretty good option for her, too. I still don’t believe it wasn’t her. Who else would do this?”

“I don’t know, but based on these pictures, it was a really wild night.”

“OMG,” Paige said as she sank her head into her hands. “How bad?”

Drucinda wrinkled her nose. “I’m wearing a cheerleader’s uniform. How bad do you think it was?”

Paige took another sip of water as she stared at the flouncy skirt. “Right. Okay, well, I guess we have to see them.”

She rose and peered over Drucinda’s shoulder at the first picture. A laughing Paige pointed at a swirling portal as Dewey flew toward it. “What is that?”

“Realm portal. Someone opened a portal somewhere.”

“Wow, I look completely blown away already. How fast does this stuff work?”

“Quick. Really, really quick.” Drucinda flicked to the next picture on her phone.

Paige narrowed her eyes at the glowing blue stalks around them. “What is that place?”

“Enchanted forest. Okay, so we know where the realm portal went,” Drucinda said.

“Should we start there?” Paige asked.

“We can. With any luck, we’ll find the little man and be finished with this.” She clicked off her phone and glanced down at her outfit. With a shake of her head, she strode across the room. “I’ve got to change.”

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