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MAXINE

The very thought of that was scary. I had heard tales about demons, angels, and guardians. The demons were always the villains. They were as conniving as they were destructive. There was never a good deal with them.

"How do you know this?" I asked.

"Setting up protection around the mountain house and decoy house is also similar to seeing how the whole place is. I saw what happened."

"Okay…" I nodded. "What do you think the deal was?"

"I don't know, Maxine. I don't know if she made a deal or the old-fashioned approach where she made an exchange. I don't know what it is, and it scares me. I don't know if she's okay."

As we were speaking, there were a couple of knocks on the door. The door automatically opened, hearing the beat of the knock. It was one thing I found out. The house was like it was living.

Luna walked into the house, holding up bags and bags. The kids screamed, "Luna!!!!" They surrounded her, jumping around and grabbing her hand.

"Easy, easy," she told them. "Where'