Birdy jumped up from the couch in excitement when she heard the knock at the door. After her nightmare meeting with Ravyn, she called Holly and begged her to come and visit her that night. She had bribed her with the promise of a homemade dinner, bait that Holly had happily taken. While she was a whizz at baking, Holly was as useless as Alex when it came to cooking.

"Look at you moving on up!" Holly exclaimed teasingly as Birdy opened the door.

Birdy rolled her eyes ...