Chapter 48: The rituals. We settled on the table as the maids carefully dished out the sumptuous meal. The only persons missing at the table were Ethan and Naomi. I watched Madame whisper inaudible to a maid's ear and she left. The things she whispered to her were only heard beyond the human ears. The humans around the table were maids, and I wondered why these supernatural beings make it mandatory to have humans as servants. Is it because they are weak and can't fight for themselves?. Just when we were about to eat, Ethan walked in looking sober. He stopped at a table and glared dangerously at Stefan before walking back upstairs. I cleared my throat as Stefan ate like nothing ever happened between them. I was beginning to see why he wouldn't like to be found among the witches, for t

