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There came a sharp knock at the door We turned around to find Corrine entering, Ibrahirandfather

"What is it?"entrance to The Shade"

"Hu a weary glance with his wife "A gentleman in his mid to late forties… A Mr Atticus Conway"

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My jaw dropped

Mr Atticus Conway

Corrine went on, "He claims his son is here The boy we took froently needs to see him That the boy’s life is at stake Lawrence, he called hi outside the boundary, near the Port"

"Take us to hirabbedwith the rest of the witches and jinn We reappeared at the end of the jetty It had started to rain

Corrine pointed into the distance, beyond the boundary Squinting, I could just aboutin it, facing our island

"Well, that’s hirandfather They and my parents would be able to see the h I couldn’t

"More than likely an irandfatherto be his father," Shayla said

"Whatever the case, now you’ve had a look at hio and speak to hiet lost?"

"We should speak to him," Shayla answered before anyone else "We should be able to detect within a enuine or not"

The witches moved us closer with the jinn until we had shot out from the boundary We hovered in the air above the man’s boat

Now I could see him clearly My stomach dropped It was impossible to miss the resemblance The ular jawline, the sah this azed up at us, his eyes shining with anxiety

"My name is Atticus Conway," he introduced himself in a nasally voice But… it was not a British voice This man had an American accent Despite his likeness, this sent alar "I have come for my son, Lawrence Conway You ht even already be too late"