Chapter 263: Summerlands

While their mother piddled in the kitchen fixing them a plate of fajitas, the Valentine sisters sat on the living room sofa, legs folded under them. Maria Valentine put most of the house back in order after Baltabek’s attack, but the destruction remained obvious to Laci. She held tight to her sister ever since the Summerlands, scared to let her go. Jayden, of course, fussed at her to stop being a mother hen.

Once everyone arrived back at Rhychard’s Thinking Rock, a place Renny decided would cause the least amount of sightseers, the witches and Famallumi returned to the Murky Cauldron while Rhychard placed a still-weak Jayden in the back of Laci’s car. The eldest Valentine wasted no time or words as she headed straight for home.

“I almost lost you,” Laci said. “I don’t know what I would have done if that happened.”

“Probably moved into my room since it’s the biggest,” Jayden said with a shrug.

“That’s not even funny,” Laci snapped, shoving Jayden’s hand away from her in disgust.