read too much into garlic. Although it is a general protective herb, it doesn't repel vampires."

"Which is evidenced by the fact that we are together in spite of your love of Italian food," Paul said, his tone dry.

I barked out a quick laugh. "Yeah, about that."

Caitlyn was smiling, and I was glad to see we could all keep our senses of humor, in spite of everything that was happening. "What about mint?" she asked.

Paul suddenly got a thoughtful look on his face, and I cocked my head in his direction. "What are you thinking?"

"A couple of years ago, when we were about to battle the werewolves, you cast a veil spell. Didn't you use mint?"

"Huh," I said, and I thought I knew where he was going with that.

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