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timing was coincidental,” Tony said.
                  “What do you mean?”
                  “What are the odds that a bunch of shades would attack now? They were waiting for you to be alone,” Tony said.
                  Angie sucked in a loud breath.
                  “You did say you had a bad vibe there,” Angie said. Adelaide cringed internally. She never considered that the coven would be so suspicious about the shades. Would they wonder why they showed up at Adelaide’s house? It might be a stupid way to be found. Right on time, Adam voiced it.
                  “But why Adelaide’s house?” Adam asked.
                  “Maybe they’ve been waiting there since the first time we dropped her off,” Angie offered, but she didn’t look overly convinced.
                  “You can’t keep going places alone anymore,” Tony interjected.              
                  Adam made an exaggerated gesture, but Tony didn’t stick around to see it. He disappeared up the stairs.
                  “What’s happening?” Adelaide asked Adam when he returned to her side. He perched on the armrest of the couch, between her and the fireplace in the room.
                  “We’re going to have to go back there and hunt those shades that attacked us,” he said.
                  “Go back?”
                  Her face must have gone white because Adam hurried to clarify.
                  “I mean, me and the others will go back there and at least chase them out of the neighborhood. Don’t worry. I won’t take you back there until its safe.”
                  “Adam, stay here with her. I’ll go with Tony,” Priya offered. He returned to her a smile of thanks. Tony came bounding back down the stairs a few minutes later, fully dressed.
                  “Who’s coming?” he asked. Priya and Preeti sprung after him and the three left out the front door. Angie lingered in the living room for a moment.
                  “How long do you think they’ll be gone?” Angie asked.
                  “No telling. If they do a sweep of the neighborhood, a few hours.” Adam clearly guessed.
                  “I’m surprised he didn’t give you more trouble about going back to Adelaide’s house,” she said with a laugh.
                  Adam made a face.
                  “To be fair, it was Tony’s mother who called me,” he said.
                  Angie opened her mouth to add something, but obviously thought better of it. She shut her mouth and looked between the two of them.
                  “I’ll leave you two alone for a while,” she finally suggested and went upstairs. The living room was quiet in her absence and Adelaide unwound the last of her nerves.
                  Adam turned to face her and kneeled down to be at her level.
                  “Before you have any questions, can I see if you are all right?” he asked.
                  “I’m fine,” she chirped automatically.
                  He shook his head, as if embarrassed.
                  “You took quite a hit when you first got out of the car. You could be injured and not even know it. Shock does that to people.”
                  She remembered her collision with the car door. It’d been painful, but she hardly believed it’d been crippling. Adam looked on helpfully and she could sense his concern was genuine.
                  “Okay,” she agreed.

    Seven
                  “It hurts, doesn’t it?”
                  Adelaide denied it again. As his fingertips lightly grazed her back to check for broken bones, she squirmed. Her cheeks already burned bright and hot, but