Chapter 13
I huddle on the swinging bench on the back porch, decompressing. My head is spinning from everything Oz and Reese filled me in on. I’ve missed a ton, thanks to the spell and subsequent blackouts. Another summer storm moves in and a cool breeze caresses my skin, making me shiver and sending goosebumps down my arms. I snuggle deeper under the throw blanket, grateful to be clean and dry.
“Mind if I sit with you?” asks Edric.
“Not at all. I’ve been wanting to talk to you.” I grab my tea from the side table and take a sip.
“About?”
“Last week after dinner, on the stairs, I asked you if we knew each other from before and you said yes but wouldn’t elaborate. Why?”
He smiles and looks down. “You asked me the same question earlier at dinner. You must have remembered something becau
