Mom and Dad were gone when I made it back, my crazy but powerful grandmother securely warded in her bedroom. Even Meira was out, probably with the coven. And Sassafras was missing too.

Probably for the best. I wasn't in the mood to listen to a lecture from a demon boy trapped in a cat's body.

It was a long time before I slept.

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A soft breeze blows, carrying the scent of honeysuckle and roses. The garden sways around me, bobbing blossoms ...