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His eyes narrowed on her. “I am? And you are?”
“Owner of the estate that way.” Scarlett pointed to the right, feeling slightly bored by this conversation already.
“There’s been a murder. One of the other performers, Kristof,” Min-ji drawled.
Fedric gasped, eyes widening in shock. “Kristof is dead?” He then frowned and shrugged. “Well, it makes sense, I suppose. His perfectionist qualities were annoying at times. Always so full of himself. Thought himself better than others.”
Apparently, that shock…had not been out of sadness.
“I take it that you two did not get along?” Min-ji mused, sounding just as bored as Scarlett felt.
It was odd, yet pleasing, how similar they were. Not that she didn’t like the differences of those around her. Octavius wasn’t a thing like her, but she loved him.
“Oh, that’s why you are here. You thinkIdid it? No. I rarely interacted with the naga. He didn’t like me much. But I fear that’s just his bad taste,” Fedric said haughtily.
Scarlett smirked. “And why didn’t he like you? Difference of opinion or your attitude?”
“What are you implying?” the male witch asked with a sniff.
“It’s a simple question. Just answer it.”
Fedric scoffed. “Zombies sure aren’t as well trained as they used to be.”
Scarlett’s eyes widened. “Excuse me?”
He ignored her, his gaze flicking to Min-ji. “You should really tighten the reins on your familiar. Her species needs special care and discipline, or they will constantly embarrass you in public.”
Scarlett’s arm slipped free of Min-ji’s. And when her hands started to shake, she balled them into fists to stop it. To stop all of it…her anger…the memories…
‘Special care’, he said… What he really meant was abuse, manipulation…humiliation. Just them doing whatever they can to break her kind down into silent, unquestioning slaves.
This witch was like all those monsters she had met before.
But…Min-ji wasn’t… She looked at the female witch and found her looking back, eyes filled with anger and worry. Yes…Min-ji was different.
“Oh, are you two not bonded?” Fedric laughed. “My bad. In that case, are you looking for a master, zombie? I bet I can get you bent into working order.”
Scarlett growled, letting the shift come as she faced the male.
He didn’t seem worried. He just continued to stand there with an arrogant smirk on his face. “Fierce, I like it. It’ll make it a lot more fun for me when I break you down.”
Scarlett stepped forward, not sure what she was about to do, but Min-ji grabbed her shoulder. It was so hard to ignore Fedric’s burst of laughter when her anger was already boiling to the surface. But she did, and at the same time, she forced herself to face the woman again.
Min-ji smiled at her and leaned down to place a kiss on her forehead. “Allow me,” she whispered, right before turning back to the asshole and slamming her fist into his chest.
Scarlett’s eyes widened as Fedric went flying, his scream cutting off when he hit a tree.
“I’ll just be a second.” Min-ji gave her another kiss on her forehead and then walked off while cracking her knuckles.
A slow smile formed on Scarlett’s face. And when Min-ji began to kick the shit out of Fedric, her heart skipped a beat as her stomach began to fill with butterflies.
Yes…Min-ji was a different kind of witch—her witch.
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“And…text sent!”Octavius stated with a giggle. He was about to put his phone away when it dinged. Frowning, he checked the new message. His eyes widened as he read.
SCARLETT
