““Gray tilted her head back on the armrest of the couch. “Oh, why not?” “I couldn’t see him after hearing how Ryan helped Charlene with that blocking spell.” “Oh right, the blocking spell.” It’d sorta settled to the back of Gray’s memory, what with this whole dying-and-body-sharing development. “Well, that’s a relief. If I had to have Ryan Phillips as a stepbrother, I really would wish I were dead.” “No need to. Marc and I are over and I would never marry another man anyway.” “Oh, no?” Mom twisted her lips. “At least not a warlock.” “Hey, that’s””
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