CHAPTER 191 ADDRESSING THE ELEPHANT

Minerva We all faced the door as another loud knock rang out. I exchanged anxious looks with Meredith before scampering away from Dominic's arms. I placed a finger to my lips and pointed towards the bathroom. We all got up and tiptoed in there, as I tried to keep my heart from hammering so loudly. "I think you should switch back to Minerva again," Dominic whispered in the calmest tone I've ever heard before. "I can't; the spell only works once in seven days," Meredith whispered back. "I'll die if I try it a second time." She turned to me and said, "Who do you think that is?" "Definitely, Darius," I whispered, then winced when the knocks began to ring out again, even louder and more persistent. "I think Dominic should hide in here while we both pretend to be alone." "Yeah, and how would I explain your presence, since no one knows you're here?" Meredith paused as if to think about it, then said, "It's just a pity I haven't fully learned the whole act of hypnosis; it would have co