Page 64 of Seven Secret Spellcasters

Dorian stood, tucking the ring box in his pocket. “You will meet me?”

Grans nodded. “Yes, I promise. Just go. Please.”

Dorian made his way out of the ballroom, and the crowd seemed to dissipate around them. Mia reached out and rubbed her grandmother’s arm. “Are you okay?”

When Grans raised her head to look at her, tiredness ebbed from her face. “I’m fine. I’m sorry I scared you.”

“That man had no right to come here.” Robert sat next to Grans. “I should file a complaint with the coven.”

“Let’s change the subject, please?” Grans took Robert’s hand in hers. “This is Christina’s party.”

Levi met his mom’s gaze, then took Christina’s hand. “Let’s go dance. Now that Mia’s here, we’ll be starting the toasts soon.”

Christina nodded and let him guide her away to the dance floor.

“That was weird,” she said to Grans.

“We’ll talk about it later,” Grans said, then turned to Robert. “Please be a dear and find out what happened to Thomas and our drinks. I’m feeling a bit parched.”

Mia wasn’t sure whether Grans needed a drink because she’d spilled the last one, or if she, like Mia, was freaking out.

Dorian being back in Magic Springs changed up everything, including the arrival of Cerby and Buddy. Now that the group was all together again, did that mean Grans’s dreams were real? Whatever was going on, Mia wasn’t ready for a war. No matter how many supplies her grandmother had stockpiled in her second-floor classroom. No, she wasn’t ready for war.

Especially a war that maybe no one could win.