to let her be. However, her actions have the potential to bring attention to the entire non-human community. That makes her our problem as well. I offered the advice of our witch.” He shrugged. “I have the authority to extend more assistance, at least up to a point.”

I understood the subtext of that. He could aid our efforts as long as it didn’t lead to an undue burden on the vampires and their pursuit of their own agenda. However, I thought we could work within those limits. I took a moment to organize my thoughts. Both Paul and Damien waited politely until I was ready.

“Okay,” I finally said. “Here’s what I’m thinking. We need to let McDonald know that his tame witch has her own agenda and that there is a risk of her bringing him unwelcome attention....

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