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Surprisingly, they didn’t appear to be that fazed by this

"Animal blood," Matteoon this Humans are a rare commodity in the realain in relief "So your olves, are they safe around humans?"

Saira chuckled and looked fondly at Mona "This witch wasn’t always as powerful as she is now She used to be notus for years So yes… we’re house-trained"

This was turning out to be easier than either Derek or I had been expecting

"What about that ogre of yours?" Vivienne asked "He’s now lurking in one of the caves by the beach"

"Oh, Brett" Saira smirked "He’s the least harmful of all of us He was even kicked out by his own kind because he was too soft He’s the last person you need to worry about He’s also the easiest to feed He’ll eat anything you put in front of hietables"

"Yes," Matteo said "He’s a gentle soul, old Brett A decent cook, too And if you ever need any ork done, he’s your man"

We all fell silent as we stared at each other

What we’d just coreele to pay attention as ed to pay attention to accoh Saira had claimed that they were all house-trained, I wanted them as far away from the human population as possible It was decided that Kiev and his people would inhabit the forest in the far north-east of the island That was the least densely populated area Witches would build more penthouses in the trees for them And since Brett’s accommodation of choice was a cave, there was no proble our beaches

Once we’d finished discussing details, we all stood up around the table My eyes travelled from the Novalics at the opposite end of the table, to the Novaks next to me

So that’s what this is… A bond of blood

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After thewas over, I followed Derek as he made his way over to the other side of the table to talk more with Matteo Mona stood next to us, in conversation with Saira I casthis way toward the exit

Leaving Derek’s side, I held my breath and walked up to Kiev I reached out and touched his ar slightly as his eyes settled on me