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Aidan's POV
“I asked you to take me to the dungeons to see the crazy dark witch locked up in the cells. Why the hell are we driving into the woods instead?” Avery grumbled from beside me, her arms folded tightly over her chest as she glared out the window like the trees had personally offended her.
I couldn’t help the sharp cackle that escaped my lips. She really had no idea, did she?
“Oh, come on, Avery. I’m taking you to the place you asked for,” I said, still chuckling.
Her head whipped in my direction. “This is not the way to the dungeons or the private silver cells in your mansion. So explain yourself.”
“I have my reasons.”
“And what are they?”
I kept my eyes on the road, letting the silence stretch a bit. She was so easy to wind up. “Think, Avery. Where do you think we en
