2. Doctor Zacharias’s Diagnosis
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“My window opened without my control when I was trying to crate her,” I say. “Her food bowl melted to the floor this morning. I found a dead scorpion in my slipper last night with her little teeth marks. A scorpion. In Canada. Doctor, please.”
3. Friends on this Side of the Country
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in 3. Friends on this Side of the Country
6. Rebecca’s Revenge
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soothing study playlist.
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler comes on.
I pick a different playlist—bossa nova music.
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler.
What the fuck?
10. Just Call Me a Sniffer Dog
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She huffs out a laugh and pats my hair. “Good girl.”
I freeze. So does she.
12. The Madsens
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“You’ve been seen with me by people who shouldn’t have seen us together. The Madsen family knows what you can do. This is what I meant when I told you it’s dangerous to spend time with me.”
but since they already know...
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“I’ll go to class with you. This is my fault, and I don’t want to put your career in jeopardy because of it.”
13. The Secret Life of Natalie Zacharias
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Natalie has taken me underneath downtown Vancouver.
14. À la CSAMM
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“Yep. Your room’s under a coffee shop. You’ll probably hear their pipes and see their wifi. Which reminds me, our wifi password is ChimeraTown666, capital C, capital T.”
“You… have wifi down here?” I ask, bewildered.
“Well, yeah.” She pulls out her phone as if to remind me she has it. “We haven’t time traveled.”
17. More Important than a Sociology Lecture
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“The hardest part was letting go of the friends I made when I had to start homeschooling. I resisted for the first year. Just wanted to be like them so I could stay.”
I nod, imagining little Natalie having to leave her friends behind. “I guess we’re all desperate to fit in as kids—to be like our friends. Even if it means ignoring part of who we are.”
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“Who says I’m introverted?”
“Just a hunch I had when we packed up your cat, plants, and impressive array of loungewear. Not to mention all the pillows, essential oils, and novels we had to leave behind.”
19. A “Career” in “Psychology”
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On a bench, a slender blonde woman cuddles up next to Sebastian, knitting needles hovering in the air before her, clicking as they create a green scarf.
20. The Curse of the Pet Emporium
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She nods, her expression neutral. “I’ll have a long debrief tonight, but I’ll be by in the morning. I want to talk about something.”
A wave of unease rolls through me. It’s ‘we need to talk,’ except it’s coming from Natalie’s sister who is a witch assassin. What could go wrong?