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Justin’s apartment within the Coven House..
    “ This is fabulous.”
    “ It’s messy.”
    “ I know. But it’s so big.”
    “ Second nicest in the Coven House.”
    “ Makes my apartment seem tiny, even without a kitchen.”
    “ Yeah, there’s a family kitchen down on the first floor if I ever need to cook. I try to avoid cooking at all costs, which usually means begging something off Skylar or frozen food.”
    “ Very nice.”
    “ Now about sleeping arrangements...” he paused, “I’ll sleep on the couch.”
    “ Don’t be silly. We’ve had sex, bonded, and we’re practically married. You’re not sleeping on the couch. I think we can both sleep on the bed and manage to be perfectly civilized about the whole thing.”
    “ If you don’t mind...”
    “ I don’t. But we do need to talk about your family. I’m a stronger air witch than Leo or Seb, so they won’t be able to get anything off me, but I’d bet they’ll know you’re not as into me as you should be in a normal bonded situation. Besides, the women will pry for all our deepest secrets.”
    “ What are you suggesting?”
    “ I think we need to tell them,” she said matter-of-factly. She tried to read his opinion from his facial expression, trying not to read his mind magically. He wasn’t giving anything away.
    “ You’re right,” he said after a moment, “I hate lying to them. Well, let’s get it over with and go tell Seb.”
    “ I’ll ask him to meet us in his office.” Melanie sent out a feeler tendril of magic, finding Seb and conveying her message. “He’ll be there in a minute.”
    “ Air witches...” Justin grumbled.
    “ At least it’s better than looking for sickness in everyone. I try to stay away from people’s minds when they’re close to me. I won’t read your mind, for instance, unless you give me permission.”
    “ Then I won’t read your health unless you give me permission.”
    “ Fair. Now let’s go talk to Seb.”
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    CHAPTER THREE
     
     
    Seb was in his office, looking harried. “Do you have any idea how stressful a summit like this can be? Then Skylar forgot all about dinner.”
    “ Skylar fed us dinner,” Justin smiled proudly.
    “ Yeah, well she forgot to bring something by for me.”
    “ I’m sure it’s just a small oversight. You can call her later and gripe about it.”
    “ Easy for you to say. So what’s going on?”
    “ We wanted to correct a little misrepresentation of the facts,” Justin started, but Melanie interrupted him.
    “ We lied. Justin and I met at a bar last night, and we both had too much to drink. Without thinking and only hormones and magic impulses, we went back to my hotel room where we completed the bond without realizing that we were doing so. I don’t want this thing, and neither does Justin. So, plain and simple, we’re going to separate once all the details are settled, and we’ll never see each other again.”
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    “ Way to sugarcoat the truth,” Justin muttered.
    Seb smiled. He actually smiled! “I had a feeling it would be something like that, but I didn’t want to pry. I’m not such an idiot that I think my twin would really change his stripes overnight. Don’t get me wrong. I love you, Justin, and I wished that this would be an instant love match that would make you happy. But that doesn’t mean that I didn’t have my doubts at the same time. But either way, Melanie, welcome to the family. No matter under what circumstances, you’re one of our family now, and that does mean something to me. Even after you separate, the resources of the Ward family are yours.”
    Melanie had to smile. She looked over, and Justin was looking sheepish, but pleased it had gone so well. “So you’re not mad?”
    “ No.” He gave Melanie a hug. “I imagine it’s awfully hard for you to come to the conclusion you did about how to deal with this. Plus, I can’t imagine Justin has said much about our