Page 128 of Sigils & Spells

“Let’s go see if anyone’s missing a kitten, shall we?”

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“You’re a genius, Bygul,”Soraya crowed.

“Well, that’s kind of you to say.” What he really meant was,of course, I am, but he didn’t like to brag.

Still, it was nice to know the other cats recognized his talents.

“How did you know she would go to town if we gave her the kitten right then?” Soraya asked.

“Because all the other witches were alreadyintown, so she couldn’t ask them,” Bygul said. “I did get a bad turn when she decided to take a nap instead of heading right out.”

“She’s lucky we were there,” Tivali said sourly. “The kitten could have run away if we hadn’t set up that shield to keep him inside it.”

“Eh, the kitten knows a good deal when he sees one,” Muezza said. “He didn’t even try to run away. He just stayed right beside his human the entire time.”

“Yes, but she didn’t know that, now did she?” Tivali scowled.

Bygul knew it was because she worried so much about the earthbound cats and the dangers that surrounded them there, but there was only so much they could do for the cats they matched to human companions.

At the end of the day, they had to let them all, humans and cats alike, live their lives and hope for the best.

“Well, I for one, am super impressed,” Soraya said. “Hopefully Pippa will meet some humans in town and we can start narrowing down mate choices for her as well.”

“I doubt it will be that easy,” Tivali said. “She seems like a difficult woman.”

Soraya huffed. “You’re just annoyed because you don’t think she’s protective enough of the kitten.”

“She’s not,” Tivali snapped. “Plus, she didn’t even cuddle him that much and she never kissed him, not even once. What kind of monster could resist that cute little face?”

“Oh, please,” Muezza muttered.

“I’m serious, Muezza. This match is beneath us. We should have chosen a different witch, or even better, one of the humans in town.”

“No way,” Soraya exclaimed. “K.C. will never let us live it down if we fail to match these witches.”

“I suppose you’re right.” Tivali sighed.”But I want it understood that I’m participating under protest.”

“So noted,” Bygul said dryly. “I’m sure K.C. was exaggerating about how difficult witches are to match, so let’s just get started, shall we?”

Actually, Bygul was pretty certain K.C. hadunderstated the case when it came to these specific witches, but he wasn’t going to mention that to the others.

Had to keep their spirits up and all that.

Even if the matchesweredoomed.

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Darren,the wolf seated across from Jared, lit up when the diner’s door opened.

Jared glanced over his shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

The woman standing in the doorway was quite the sight.

Gorgeous, sexy as hell, and clearly there for the lucky wolf now standing and striding across the diner toward her.

“Damn,” Corwin muttered at his side. “Who’s that?”

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