I stepped out of the veil, the warmth of Mathias's hand instantly missed when he gently let me go, Reena on his other side. It was early morning here, wherever here was, the barest light beginning as dawn broke in the East, night still in full darkness in Hong Kong on the other side of the world. Again, I'm not sure what I expected, but yet another strange city street wasn't it.

What, I figured I'd end up back in Wilding Springs? In my own yard or the old coven site or even ...