I stared at her, she used the exact words I had heard in my past life. Thea shook her head. "I'm so sorry, that was a really cheesy line." She visibly cringed. "It's not something I've ever said before. I don't know where that came from." But I did. It was the second time in a week I'd heard it. The Winter Witch was reminding me of the promise I'd made to her. I may have been able to ignore it coming out of Luna April's mouth but not out of Thea's. I didn't consider it a threat, or a warning, more an urging for me to heed her words. The staff door opened again and Lucy trotted in. "We're really sorry, Auntie Amber," she said, wringing her hands and fidgeting a little. "We didn't know there was something going on with you and that man. We still don't, but Thea said we needed to

