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Bryce had already taken off by the time the three of them emerged from the store. Hayley watched as Levi asked Kirby where the elder had gone, with Kirby pointing up the hill, presumably toward the street where it seemed like most of the prominent members of the clan had their fancy restored Victorian houses. Levi touched Hayley’s hand, bent down to murmur, “I’ll be as quick as I can, but it may still be some time before I can get back.”
She summoned a smile. “It’s all right — Lucinda and I can have some girl time while you’re gone.”
How exactly she was supposed to manage that, when she barely knew the Santiago witch, Hayley had no idea. Also, after everything she’d been through, Lucinda didn’t really seem like someone who would be in the mood for mixing up skinny margaritas and disc
