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I hear laughter from around the table.

“Looks like I have the day off,” I say grinning.

Alfred looks at Justice and mock scowls. “Really?”

“Well would you look at the time, I need to get to work. Love you,” and with a quick kiss on Alfred’s head, Justice rushes out of the kitchen to much laughter from us.

“I can’t believe my husband just did that,” Alfred says, trying to look grumpy but he ends up laughing instead.

We all finish eating breakfast when Cassie comes in.

“You okay?” Temp asks him, looking concerned.

He nods. “Yeah, Sion’s got a migraine, he can barely lift his head off the pillow.”

“I’ll pop up and have a look at him and then call Elaine or Justice if needed,” Temp tells his brother.

“Thanks. He hasn’t wanted anyone to know, but he keeps getting headaches. This is his first migraine though,” Cassie says.

“Maybe we should get Justice back and he can x-ray his head or something,” Adhan says, looking just as concerned.

“Let me message Elaine first then Justice and we’ll see what they say,” Temp says.

“Do you want me to sit with him, Cassie?” Nora asks him.

“Thanks, Nora, but I left him trying to sleep. I’ll have breakfast and then go and sit with him,” Cassie replies. “Are you staying home today?”

“Yeah, but I’ll be back to school on Monday,” she says.

“How was last night with Xander and Enoch?” I ask her.

She grins. “It was fun. Look, they drew pictures on my cast,” she says, pulling it out of the sling and showing the drawings off. One was a dragon and the other some kind of cat with nine tails.

“Nice. We can all add some to your cast if you want,” Jude tells her.

Nora's smile gets wider. “Thank you, Jude.”

We finish breakfast and I kiss Adhan goodbye and as I pass Alfred, drop the sock on his head.

“Wait up Ernest, I’ll come with you,” Sal says, kissing Jude before handing Connie over to him and standing up.

I pause at the door and look back at everyone. “Before I forget witchlings, we’re doing the cauldron tonight, everyone has to be there, otherwise I sic Molly on you. Cassie, you and Sion are excused,” and with that I grab Sal and leave the witchlings grumbling and the wolves laughing.

CHAPTER 21

As with yesterday people keep popping in to talk about vampires, zombies, rock apples and the fact that someone caught Shamus.

Those who saw Adhan carry me out of the haunted walk and then the farm are concerned about me and enquire after my health. Have I ever said how much I love this town?

It’s just coming up to Justice and Sal’s break time when the door opens and they both walk in laughing.

Gone is the grumpy doctor of old, Justice is always smiling now, and it looks good on him.

“Hey brothers,” I say.

“Hey. I’ve just come from seeing Sion,” Justice says, as he walks over to me, the smile falling off his face.

“Is it bad?” Sal asks.