The Genie’s SecretYou'd think genies might get a wish to themselves now and then...but from the pain in Magda's eyes when she opens the mansion's door, I can see she's getting zero wish fulfillment out of life.
"Yes?" Her eyes are beautiful, an unearthly bright greenish gold--but the look in them is one of pure misery.
"Good morning, ma'am." I flash her my badge, and she winces. "Oliver Singel, state Department of Mystic Revenue. I'm here to see Mr. Rudolph Gunza."
She ushers me in without hesitation. She doesn't fear me at all; as a genie, she need only fear one man in all the world.
That man is her master, Rudy Gunza.
As she closes the heavy door behind me, I gaze around at the opulent entryway. Everything is glittering gold and crimson velvet and gleaming marble, from the win
