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2024-10-29 19:42:56Megan’s light, airy, and cozy cabin suddenly felt cramped and stuffy as I sat staring at the flames in the fire that Evan lit . It wasn’t that the air had a chill. It was more to warm the mood that had overtaken the cabin and its occupants.
I was furious with Max. So angry, in fact, that I was at a loss over how to express it. Since Evan and Megan knew about his secret life and hadn’t immediately told me, I used that fact to focus on and turned my disappointment with their lack of telling me as an outlet for my rage.
Not only could I not look at them or talk with them, but I desperately wanted to be free of their company. I needed to be out in the open air where I could breathe without hindrance and allow my body the relaxation that it just couldn’t find while within those four walls with them.
Using the excuse that I needed some air with an attitude that warned them against offering to join me, I slipp
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We’d only taken a little over an hour to deal with the witch. I was sure that it would have been a much bigger task had my aunt not shown up to assist. I’d have to thank her the next time she appeared to me. I would have stayed to thank her, but I got the impression that my aunt wanted to be alone with Megan. Since the two of them had very similar likes, dislikes, and interest, I assumed that they’d be getting to know each other for quite a while.I smiled at the thought of it.I decided to go downstairs and enjoy a cup of herbal tea before returning to my bed. I felt far too alert and chamomile tea with lavender always relaxed me to the point of slumber.I’d been talked into getting a coffee maker that offered single servings. I used it to quickly heat my water. I set my cup containing a tea ball that was filled with a combination of chamomile and lavender leaves on the little platform that the c
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