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Chapter 623 - Meeting The Witches (II)

River:

The faint crackle of the blue flame seemed louder the moment I lifted the phone to my ear.

The witches did not hide their displeasure well.

It was subtle - a tightening of shoulders, a narrowing of eyes - but it was there. In their world, conversation was ritual. And interruptions were insult.

I did not care.

Nothing outranked my mate.

I accepted the call as I rose from my chair without breaking the call and walked several paces away, toward the edge of the pavilion where ivy shadows stretched thick across the stone.

"Eva-"

"Are you still in the meeting with the witches?"

She didn't even let me finish.

I paused.

My gaze lifted slowly to the circle of women around the firepit. Though they did not possess the heightened hearing of wolves, every single one of them was watching me with keen, calculating interest.

They were listening with their eyes and measuring with their instincts.

I took several steps away from the group, and only then did I answer.

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