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Moni was great at memorizing spells, and good at Latin, so she quickly committed what Shady told her she had dubbed theLifesaver Spellto memory.

Facti sunt sicut pulvis malus unis

Pulvis moes in radium solis

Denigrati

Shady explained that, like many of the Spells and Incantations in Vantablack Magic, it was the shedding of her blood that gave it such tremendous power.

“Do you know what you are asking the Magiverse to do?” she asked Moni. “I know you won an award in the Witches Latin Tournament last year, it was mentioned in your write up in the Pitchfork Press as a newcomer to the Academy!”

“Basically, it says to smash my enemy to smithereens,” Moni said, nodding. “And don’t worry about the blood part. It’s not something I am used to doing but I have found that in a situation that calls for extreme measures, I do what I have to do!”

* * *

Afterward,after the impromptu tutoring session, Moni threw her arms around Shady in sheer gratitude, and soon the two young witches were kissing.

No words were spoken as they removed each other’s clothing because no words were necessary. Their very closeness and deep affection for each other granted permission for the mutual tactile exploration of each other’s bodies.

Moni moaned and grasped handfuls of Shady’s hair as she trailed her tongue down the center of Moni’s body and began lapping gently between her thighs.

Not wanting to be selfish, Moni gently moved into a sixty-nine position, so that she could give Shady similar pleasure. They rocked together for an interminable amount of time, and finally spent, fell asleep in each other’s arms.

Behind the slightly open door of a closet situated opposite the mattress they were lying on, a shadowed figure licked his lips as he finally stopped filming the video of Moni and Shady, using the cell that Moni had gifted him with, and then stealthily let himself out of the room.

He had someone to meet and someplace to be. He hadn’t canceled his date, just postponed it in anticipation of catching histwinand her best friend making love.

Sam had a wide and satisfied smile on his face as he made his way across campus to the Charms Café.

* * *

Moni was confusedwhen she was awakened by a loud knocking at the door of the room she was sharing with her twin, Sam. She scrambled to get her bearings and realized that it was a Sunday, and absolutely no one should be disturbing them unless the building was on fire.

Across the room, she could see that Sam had slept in his clothing, while she was buck naked under the eiderdown quilt that Shady had made sure to place tenderly over her when she’d left the previous evening.

Moni nodded toward the door, where the loudly annoying knocking had continued unabated and Sam swung his long legs over the side of his bed and went to answer it.

As soon as he opened the door, Moni could see two of the Elite Security Guard for Pitchfork Prep Academy standing there, with their purple caps with a shield perched on the front that bore the image of the Academy and long matching robes.

“Sebastian Crockett?” one of them asked.

“Yes, I’m Sebastian Crockett,” Moni heard Sam reply.

“Sebastian, you are wanted for questioning in Security,” the same Guardsman intoned.

Moni, who had been fishing under the covers for her jeans and t-shirt and managed to slip them on, rose up off her comfortable nest in a state close to fury.

“What is this all about?” she said, pushing past Sam to glare irately at the two men. “Sam has been in this room with me since last night!”

“Sorry, but our instructions are clear, and his only choice is to come quietly or we will truss him to our Pitchforks and carry him down to be interviewed like a hog on a spit!” the taller Guard told her. “His choice of course!”

“Moni, I’ll go with them,” Sam said quietly, shooting her a desperate look.

Shoving on boots and grabbing a jacket for herself—and Sam, who had forgotten his—she followed the other three. Sam was walking between the Guards and she was still fuming as they arrived at Campus Security.

To her surprise, Shady was already there.

As Moni watched Sam disappear into an office, Shady took her hand and led her over to the bank of chairs in the waiting area.

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