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Her parents’ house in Tempe looked innocent enough as they pulled up and parked at the curb. Kate saw that the porch light was on, along with several lights on the ground floor. Nothing remarkable about any of that, which she guessed was the whole point.
She also didn’t notice any suspicious vehicles anywhere nearby, but what self-respecting evil warlock would leave so obvious a clue? Maybe he’d parked on the next street over. Hell, maybe he’d taken an Uber, or teleported. Who knew? At this point, how he’d gotten there didn’t really matter. How he left was the real issue at hand. If there was any justice in the world, he’d be taken out in a body bag.
On the way here, she and Jack had discussed their plan of attack. They’d decided that Kate would approach the front door alone, while h
