“I didn’t,” I reply grimly. “For now, let’s focus on making sure the witches don’t find us. Darian says he’s trying to figure out a way to strip them of their power.”
“Their magic?”
“Their influence,” I correct her. “Until that happens, Mira will never be safe.”
We end the conversation on that grim note because Katherine comes back into the apartment, looking drawn.
“What happened?”
She shakes her head, and her voice sounds bitter. “Sometimes I wonder whether there is anything I can do to ever please my father. We had a fight. He wasn’t happy about one of the projects I’ve been overseeing.”
I frown. “The only project I’ve seen is the collaboration with Acme Intech.”
She gestures nonchalantly with her hand. “I’m managing at least seven. My cousin Frank handed me another one the other
