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Feeling oddly betrayed, Ridley turned and raced from Lilah’s room. Clearly she had never fully grasped just how much Lilah disliked her. Perhaps her hostility had intensified after she’d seen Ridley’s use of magic at one of her parties. The Davenports had always been big supporters of the anti-magic laws. Ridley told herself it wasn’t personal that Lilah hoped the cops would catch her. Still, that didn’t stop it from feeling as personal as if Lilah had physically attacked Ridley herself.
She dove around the corner into the open living space and became air before her human form could hit the floor. The siren wail she’d expected was still absent, but Lilah had clearly alerted someone. Aura Tower security, most likely. That button was probably her hotline to the building’s security contro
