“Cool,” I whispered. Abel had told me what Poncho was up to, including all the “tests” he had to go through to win her trust to the cause.

He’d obviously won it.

I hoped.

“Another witch,” Wei sighed.

“Is she with us?” I asked Moose. “You know, on our side?”

“Don’t reckon he’d bring her ass here if she wasn’t.”

That was a good point.

“Chen went off to get your man. Poncho wants you both at the house,” Moose went on.

“Right, I’m off,” I said.

“Coming with. Not gonna miss this shit,” Xun stated, moving with me.

Moose moved with me too.

“You could continue to kick my ass, but I think I’d rather meet a bruja.” I heard Leah say to Wei, and Wei must have agreed because I felt them joining us.

We hit the steps to the front the house, and as we did, we saw Abel, Callum, Sonia, Chen, and the rest in the not-too-distant distance so I stopped to wait for them.

“You figure we’re in for more hilariousness, another witch in the mix who has no problem givin’ lip to a vamp at any occasion?” Xun called when Abel and his crew got close.

This had been our last couple of days. Aurora’s witch sisters were ornery and clearly felt it was their mission to make every vampire pay for their rocky history by being surly, demanding, grouchy, and insulting at every turn.

The vampires, on the other hand, had a lot of making up to do, so they pretty much had to take it. They didn’t like it. They showed they didn’t like it. But they still had to take it.

It was pretty funny, though obviously, the vampires didn’t think so.

Neither did Aurora, who was often forced to play peacemaker because it was definitely clear she liked vampires.

Or at least one of them.

“Don’t give a shit what she gives to a vampire as long as she’s willing to throw her magic on our side,” Abel answered his brother, doing it coming straight to me, grabbing my hand, and tugging me up the stairs.

He was in a bad mood. Then again, he’d been in a bad mood since the videos came out.

I got this. I got it not only because I got it, but because Abel might be a badass werewolf vampire, but he was one who communicated so he’d told me this.

He wanted us safe. He wanted us free to live our lives. He didn’t want anyone else harmed.

And he wanted that yesterday.

The problem was that it was imperative The Three were kept safe. Which meant action men such as Abel, as well as Callum and Lucien, had their hands tied.

None of them liked that.

Lucien had been in a worse mood than Abel, so much so, he kinda scared me.