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"We’ll fly the old-fashioned way since Charlie can’t use the Peripatos," Jai growled, not looking at either of them

"Well, say it like it’shi him, Jai waved a hand over an e of Charlie’s clothes from his bedrooo"

He brushed past the stares on his back He shook off a shiver, feeling vulnerable Jai hated feeling vulnerable "Hurry up," he snarled, pulling the front door open

"What the hell is his probles being picked up the only thing cooling Jai’s growing temper

"Just leave hi in her voice lare at her as she walked towards him He didn’t want her to understand Why had he told her that stuff about his falare Her eyes were soft on hi for the SUV in the driveway

Charlie nudged by hi Ari’s advice to heart

Ari’s quiet understanding on a day when she’d just buried her dad est asshole The burn inside him cooled a little and he took a deep breath It wasn’t her fault his family was screwed up Noas not the tirowna little calically When he turned around Ari still hadn’t gotten into the car She was gazing at the house, her eyes glistening with tears Thiseven ot everything you need fro I can just conjure it, right?"

"Right"

"And Ms Maggie’s already in the car"

"What?" Charlie squawked fro around for the invisible Ifrit like he was trying to shake off a spider

An unexpected chuckle was pulled out of Jai at Charlie’s coht Ari’s own reluctant s, do you?"

It wasn’t the greatest thing having a Jinn hiding around in the Cloak where he couldn’t see her When he’d first atte the Cloak himself, he’d stumbled into the invisible Ifrit Both surprised to find another Jinn in the hoet out She was a shrew and she’d kept up a constant telepathic rant until he’d decided it best to wait outside until The Red King said it was alright to reveal himself to Ari The Ifrit had see seemed certain of her, and despite Jai’s curiosity over who the Ifrit was and why she was so attached to Ari, he’d let it slide since the Jinn female ht and held and that connection, that hold, that pull twanged between the his throat, Jai opened the passenger door for her, breaking their gaze He thought he heard her sigh in disappointment as she slid into the car and Jai wished like hell Ari wasn’t such an open book This would be soshe no longer wanted Charlie ronore whatever this was between the himself up, Jai ju to be interesting to say the least

12 - A Bitter Bitar will Break Your Heart

It was impossible to believe all that had happened in a day Had she really buried her dad only hours ago? Had she really been attacked by hu for some dark sorcerer as distantly related to her? Ari felt ripped apart The plane ride to LA hadn’t helped After calling his mom to pawn her off with a lie about how Ari really needed hiet away for a while, Charlie had grown quiet and wouldn’t even look at her Ari didn’t know if he felt bad about lying to Mrs Creagh (Ari sure did), but there was really nothing his hteen He promised his mom he’d check in with her, but by the look on his face when he got off the phone, Mrs Creagh was quite rightly not happy As for the other guy still left in Ari’s life, Jai was obviously anxious about bringing Ari home to meet his family, and from what little he’d told her, she could understand that worry His family treated him terribly Tooon a black and white checkered entrance hall floor in a huge Spanish styleat an attractivehow the hell life had brought her here The only coy next to her that told her Ms Maggie was right there beside her

The ho honest, a little cold There was this weird abstract painting of a wo over the door and brittle potted plants with no flowers dotted here and there