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Jeremy couldn’t quite get rid of the little knot of tension at the base of his neck, even as he told himself that none of this was a big deal. Addie and Jake wanted to meet Sloane because she was another orphan witch and nothing more. This was all casual, right?
Right.
Well, it was probably casual for his brother and his girlfriend. They greeted Sloane warmly, said it was great that she could make the time to come over during her brief stay in Flagstaff, and then guided both her and Jeremy out to the backyard. Over the summer, Jake had put up one of those canvas and wrought iron gazebos on the patio, and the table inside already had place settings laid out, with acrylic wine glasses for all of them.
“You okay with some rosé to start?” Jake asked, fishing a bottle out of a metal wine
