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**XANDER**

I waited for Adriana to say what she wanted. This was the chance I know Dreaya might have been waiting for. There has to be a reason she hasn’t reached out for her daughter all this while.

Or maybe there’s another reason for all the delay. I expected her to attack more than three weeks ago. But she has been quiet. And while I try to ignore it and pretend she doesn’t exist, I m always thinking of what she might be up to next.

And the current fires and witchy shit going on in my house can’t just be a coincidence.

But last I checked, most witches hated Dreaya. She was too power hungry, even for them. And witches are known for their greed.

They won’t help her. There is just no way about it. Unless?

Unless she promises them something that’ll be too good to pass up. What is that?

My head perhaps? That’s a very good bargain if you know my family history. They’ve hated witches for as long as I know and vice versa.

They are also the bitter people that’ll hold a grudge for more t