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Chapter One

“You think your love life is bad? Try ht I’m expected to find two”

Callie Turner looked up from the dainty cucumber sandwiches the housekeeper, Jenner, always made especially for her when she visited, and promptly choked Harrison Abbott patted her back, her expression concerned “You okay, Cal?”

“Two?” She looked at her pouting friend, wondering why she was surprised Harrison never did anything the normal way No, the unusual blueblood was more than just rebellious

She was a witch

“No Magian has every complained about that particular tradition Leave it to our sweet, agreeable Harrison” The four-foot-eight, bird-like Jenner rushed over to Callie with a glass of water in her hand

Harrison blew out a huffy breath “I just don’t see e can’t date like ordinary people Go see a aether for all tio to Triune by the time we’re twenty-six Have to, as in, no options What if I don’t want twome what to do? What if I want to be—?”

“Like h “I’ian, Harrison You know that If I remember correctly, your mother was just as reluctant as you are now But Moira Abbott has lived in connubial bliss with her Triunechildren no less It’s the way things are done”

Triune? Didn’t that ian, every female witch had to have two husbands? But Harrison’sme that Uncle Jackson is actually…?”

Harrison looked over Callie’s shoulder guiltily “Mo you’d understand e firstAfter a while we didn’t kno to tell you the truth Especially since your foster parents were so—”

Jennermotion with her hand across her neck, and Harrison stopped midsentence

Callie set down her sandwich “Well, damn”

All this tiht on In a way, it actually made sense Uncle Jackson was always extremely affectionate with Harrison’s las never seeht they were just a touchy-feely family

Apparently more than she realized

Her hurt over being kept in the dark for so many years was overridden by fascination And envy Two n her up Unfortunately she was just an ordinary human And humans had rules She should know…she was a cop Well, alo But she had always kno to spot when so was up, especially with her childhood friend

Harrison wasn’t just put out about this particular tradition She had never been very accepting of her lot in life “One of the enerations” How many times had Callie heard Moira and the other members of the Abbott family say it? All it meant to Harrison was that she could never have any fun Could never be norian peers either wanted to be her friend, to be close to her ht, or find a way to trip her up It drove Harrison crazy

Callie wanted to feel sorry for her, but it was hard She’d been co Dorchester home since an eleven-year-old Harrison had found her huddled beneath a slide at the playground It had been Callie’s twelfth birthday, and no one had remembered She’d come to the park, deter everything The beautiful, if sober young stranger had held out her hand, and Callie had known as she took it that she had made a true friend

When Harrison brought her back to her large, ra Moira said she’d sensed a kindred spirit in Callie, and any friend of Harrison’s was a friend of theirs They had never hidden their abilities, and Callie had never feared thelimpses of On the contrary, she’d alished she could be a part of it