"Don't kid yourself. We're not on the same side--not even close." Then, with a laugh that was more like a snarl, she stalked off. I watched her leave and just before she went out the front door she glanced back at me, met my eyes, and winked. What was that about? She'd looked almost playful, like we were friends and just kidding around. But that wasn't possible. Was it? "She gives me the creeps," Stevie Rae said. "Liquim has issues," I said, and the three of them looked at me like I'd just said Hitler really hadn't been that bad. "You guys, I really want the new Dark Daughters to be a group that brings people together, not one that's stuck-up and so exclusive that only a few from a chosen clique can join." They just stared at me. "It was her warning that saved my grandma and several other
