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39 - About Having Kids

Author: Sakiah Zee
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-10 23:36:00
GILDEON

Just when he thought he’d dodged a bullet with the witch business—at least for now—Harlan Durante added to the complications Gildeon had to deal with. The disappearances the agent mentioned earlier plagued him. How many victims had already been reported?

He gripped the knife tighter, slicing through the nearly ripe Indian mango. He imagined the fruit as the heads of those pesky witches screwing things up on this island. He might need to break into Arah’s studio to get the records of all the clients she’d given her Clover Wish tattoo to.

The sooner, the better.

Arah's voice from the living room cut through his thoughts. “You think Agent Durante suspects something?”

“He might, but whatever he finds out won’t harm us,” he replied confidently, setting down the knife and lifting the platter of mango slices. “Besides, our families have always been careful at covering their tracks.”

He crossed the living room in a few long strides and found Arah lying on her side, her blue curls sprea
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