NORI'S POV

I walk into the salon and help Milo into a seat. I take a few steps to the left and lean against a wall, staying in his peripheral vision but allowing the Cauldron to focus in on him. He’s quiet but somehow manages to look unperturbed. I notice that he takes a moment to make eye contact with everyone but Weston.

The silence falls, and it’s a sort of vampire silence that isn’t found in human society. Normal people fidget, whether they’re talking or not. Humans ...