There was a long pause, and I wondered if she was still on the other end, if she could still hear me. When I thought she wasn’t and was about to hang up, her voice came:
"Because I kind of like you, witch."
Before I could respond, the call ended.
The screen went dark before my eyes. The phone suddenly felt heavy in my hand. Witch.
How did she know?
I stayed there, frozen, trying to process what had just happened. What it meant. What Holly knew and had tried to warn me about.
Who the hell was that woman.
Arcano meowed beside me, flicking his tail against the floor, curious.
"Who was it?"
"None of your business, nosy," I snapped, irritated.
I threw myself back against the sofa. Should I tell Viktor?
He didn’t even know who she was. I didn’t know. How could I believe the words of a
