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for her. I didn’t know much about Vera’s past relationship with him, but I knew it couldn’t be good.
    “What if we can’t?” She glanced over at me. “We have to accept that it’s a possibility. We need a plan B.”
    “Then we get Casey ourselves.” I knew explaining things to her wouldn’t be easy, but we’d do what we had to.
    “When?” Vera’s shoulder brushed against mine.
    “Let’s get to Levi and Allie now. As soon as we’re done with that we call Casey and see what we can do without messing up this timeline any more than it already is.” We’d done enough damage already.
    “We can’t let her get hurt.” A tear spilled down Vera’s face. Vera didn’t cry. She was even more worried than I’d thought.
    “I won’t let that happen.” I pulled her into my arms. “I know my history with Casey is messed up, but I care about her. Not only is she your sister, but she’s Levi’s half-sister.”
    “Aside from that, do you care about her?” Vera pulled away. Her eyes were wide as she waited for my answer.
    I nodded. “Yes. I do.”
    “Good. Then let’s get to that meow place.”
    “It’s called The Cat’s Meow,” I corrected.
    “Whatever.” She started walking again.
    I kept pace beside her. “You should know something about it.”
    “What?”
    “It’s a karaoke bar.” A tourist karaoke bar, which made it that much worse.
    “That’s fine, because we’re not going there to sing.”
    “No we’re not.” I turned into an alley and pulled off my shirt. “Ready to head down there?”
    “Yes. I don’t want to waste any time.” She looked out toward the street and then back at me.
    “Let’s do this.” I released my wings and moved behind her. I wrapped my arms around her waist before taking off down toward the French Quarter.
    The flight was quick, and I landed a few blocks away from Bourbon. Landing any closer would have put us at a greater risk of being spotted.
    After a cursory look to make sure no one had noticed us land, I pulled out my phone and texted Levi. At The Cat’s Meow?
    He texted back. Yes. There’s someone here you should meet.
    Be right there . I smiled. He’d met Allie after all. That was one thing checked off our to-do list. I showed the screen to Vera.
    She laughed. “I guess when something is meant to be, it happens no matter what.”
    “I guess so.” I was in a much better mood as we made our way into the bar.
    I glanced around the crowded club. The front bar was packed, as was the area around the raised stage. Two middle aged women were singing a rendition of “Born to Be Wild.” It wasn’t the worst karaoke performance I’d witnessed over the years, and I appreciated that they weren’t singing “Like a Virgin.”
    I continued my perusal of the room, and I noticed Levi and Owen at a table in the corner. The seats across from them were pulled out.
    “Hey, you made it.” Levi grinned.
    “Where is the girl you want me to meet?” I glanced around again for Allie. I hadn’t expected him to let her out of his sight for long. He’d been nearly obsessed the first time he’d met her.
    “They went to the bathroom.”
    “Okay, cool.” I’d been worried for a second.
    “Hi again, Vera.” Levi got to his feet and fixed a smile at her. “I’m glad you decided to show up.”
    “I’m not here to interrupt anything.” She hung back at my side.
    “What would you be interrupting?” Levi walked around the table and toward her.
    Something was wrong. He should have been too blinded by Allie to even notice anyone else. On top of her being his soulmate, Allie was an enchantress. She called to him like a drug.
    “Sorry we took so long.” A girl with black hair tied into a braid walked over. Her left arm was linked with a blonde whose face I would never forget.
    “Tiffany?” My mouth fell open. She was the last person I’d expected to see, and her presence wasn’t a good thing.
    Vera stilled beside me.
    “Hi, Jared.” Tiffany smiled, letting