They gathered in the living room Ethan created with Alex’s help. Studying the space, Michael noticed some of the details that came from his own home. The white counters, the dark woods. Maybe it was a style choice, but the Van Gogh “Starry Night”… that’s Alex’s mother’s favorite painting. Michael saw it tucked in the corner of the room. Beauty in the shadows.
Michael watched the folks he was introduced to gather in the space and spread out on the lengthy couch and other seats across the room. Kai and her father, Darrin, the demon Alex swears is good, his mate, Loraina, a sorcerer, a vampire that so obviously was human at one point, the young man known as Kellan.
“Is this everyone?” Michael asked.
“We have a few that won’t be joining us,” Kai announced. “Katelyn, is a human, a
