Chapter 106

A rumbling kind of sigh escaped through Dad's gritted teeth. "What's the name of the girl who broke our screen door?"

"Megan. She hates me with a fierce passion, and she's a mega-bitch."

"Leigh," he snapped.

I adjusted my large floppy hat and long sleeves to see that they hid everything for the hundredth time since he'd arrived home. "She threw a rock at the door. See?" I said, nodding my head at the rock I'd picked up on my way back. "I'll pay for it."

He stalked down the hallway while he yanked at his tie. "She should pay for it."

Darby, who'd stood frozen during the entire conversation, stared at me with wide eyes. "It happened to you, too, didn't it?"

I didn't have to be a genius to figure out what she meant. She'd been electrocuted, too, judging from the fear in her eyes. I hated with a passion that we'd both used dark magic, but it just might help me survive tomorrow.

"I have some reading to do," I said with a sigh.

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