He didn’t see Gina again until Christmas morning. Two o’clock Christmas morning, to be exact, when his phone pinged with a text.
I’m outside but don’t want to set off the perimeter alarm.
I’m outside but don’t want to set off the perimeter alarm.Merlin was sleeping in the top floor guest room with the door tightly closed. He wouldn’t be surprised if she’d set up her own perimeter alarm—some kind of hex to warn her if her mother showed up. She didn’t seem to be scared of much, but she was nervous about Sassy’s reaction to her running away.
Leaving the lights off, Kirk padded down the carpeted steps to let Gina in. A burst of whirling snow followed her into the foyer, leaving a scattering of white across the tiles. He didn’t care if she carried an entire blizzard with her, he was so glad
