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I grimaced. “Witches.”
“Yes.”
“Of all the witches I’ve ever met, only, like, two of them didn’t try to curse me or kill me,” I reminded him.
“Then you, better than many others, understand the volatile potential here. But you won’t have to concern yourself with a great deal of interaction with any witches. We’re only interested in the vampire.”
“The elder’s wife who doesn’t know how to travel solo.”
“Like I said, it’s not that simple.”
“Nothing ever is, is it?”
I chewed my bottom lip, thinking about Amy and how much I wanted to mend our tattered friendship. Thinking about my good night’s sleep last night. And thinking about that pair of shoes I hadn’t gone back for, but they still beckoned to me.
“Maybe I’ll sit this one out,” I told him. “It sounds pretty straightforward, and I’m kind of weary of airplanes and rental cars and need a couple days off. Would that be all right with you?”
“Perfectly all right,” Thierry said without missing a beat. Then his brow furrowed. “However, there is something else you should know about this case.”
“What?”
“The wife…” he trailed off.
“What about the wife?” I prompted.
“I have…some history with her. But, as you would say, it’s ancient history.”
I blinked. “Like what kind of ancient history?”
“We were involved for a short time. It was nothing serious or complicated. In fact, it was I who introduced Alicia to her current husband.”
I blinked again. Twice. “You dated this chick. The one her current husband has commanded you to fetch for him from Witchlandia.”
Thierry grimaced at my word choice. “Actually, it’s Alicia who has requested that I personally escort her out of West Virginia. She isn’t currently speaking to her husband, much to his dismay.”
“Hmm,” I said as I processed all of this.
He watched me carefully, and a small smile began to play at his lips. “Do you still want to sit this one out, Sarah?”
Let’s see. Stay in Toronto and try to feel as normal as possible again, focusing on angry friends and on-sale fashion? Or accompany my handsome and incredibly desirable husband as he headed south to help an ex-girlfriend in need. An ex-girlfriend in need who specifically requested his help?
I gave Thierry the brightest smile I could summon from the very depths of my soul. “When does our flight leave?”
