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“Don’t worry, they’re gone”

“How do you know?”

Rane glanced at her over his shoulder as he crossed the threshold, his expression clearly reht,” she uess that hts He locked and bolted the door; then, su his powers, he replaced the protective barriers around the house

Savanah dropped her purse and shopping bag on the sofa “Do you knoho it was?”

“No, but I’ve got a pretty good idea what they were hoping to find”

“The books!” Savanah exclaiht the first tiet in is still here?”

“They’re gone”

“How can you be sure? What if they’re hiding so a sigh of relief, Savanah sank down on the sofa “You’re sure they didn’t get in? That the books are still here?”

“I’ around her shoulders to draw her closer “Why don’t you destroy those books? You’ll never be safe as long as you’ve got theed to my mother…”

“Would she think they’re worth your life?”

“I don’t know So,” she said, changing the subject, “did your supernose tell you as here?”

Rane shook his head in exasperation She was a stubborn creature, but somehow, it only endeared her to hi her question

“Was it a Varunted softly “Whoever it was, they earing so to mask their scent I’ the war”

“Were you involved in that?”

“Not as involved as Mara and the rest ofhis licks in when he got a chance

“Tell me about her, about Mara”

“What do you want to know?”

“Is she really as old as they say?”

He nodded

“And she’s your godmother?”

“Yeah She’s the one who named me And Rafe She ca up, checking on us, bringing us presents at Christmas and on our birthday We didn’t even know she was a Vahed softly “Rafe and I look older than she does”