We hadn't spoken since our tacit understanding to pretend that I didn't have magic and would continue to live as a Mundane putting my detective skills to work for an insurance company.

Reluctantly I buzzed her in, meeting her on the landing. "This is a surprise."

She kissed my cheek, immaculately turned out as always, with pearl buttons on her smart pantsuit and her hair in a sleek bob. Talia was every inch the high-powered woman-on-the-go, as befitted her position as the ...