CHAPTER 24
Rory and Longinus were sitting down to another delicious meal at Susie’s, accompanied by two butterscotch coffees — fast becoming Rory’s favourite drink. Rory had begun to enjoy these daily trips to the coffeehouse almost as much as the training. It wasn’t just because of the respite it afforded her aching arms and legs. She and Longinus were settling into a comfortable sort of routine, largely consisting of him hissing at her and poking her in the ribs to remind her of whatever manners he felt she was lacking at the time, while Rory did her best to come up with ever-more-inventive ways to wind him up.
She barely thought of Jake anymore or of the partnership they used to have.
They had just started eating, and Longinus hadn’t even had time to start berating her on her table m
