Victor I barge into my old study, seeing red with anger. Not only did I not expect Luca to mention my lost sister but Ian being there too threw me off the rails for some reason I can’t actually explain. When Veronica told me Ian was here a few minutes earlier I actually felt lighter. Some irrational part of me made me believe he was here for me. He is not, of course, if this secret conversation between him and my brother-in-law is any indication. But like the fool I am and even though I have no right to be excited when I am still not entirely honest with him, I still can’t wait to meet him again. But here he is, talking about magic and Geneva, and my wounds start bleeding again as they’ve never sealed, not completely. I remember her baby face when my dad first brought her home. She was

