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     Madison closed her eyes, trying not to make a joke. âI guess that is true. However, between the two of us, you most definitely are the bigger snack. And you canât argue with me because you know Iâm right,â the warlock said with a little laugh to prove that she was joking, even though she wasnât. âYou have the best of fashion sense and a great taste in wine. And youâre my best friend in the entire world. Iâd do anything for you. All you have to do is ask.â Madison knew that Cat was drunk, so she was hoping that comment wasnât too weird.Â
     She sighed. Madison knew that Cat was right. There were parts of herself that she hadnât revealed to Cat and she wasnât sure she would ever reveal them. She was scared to. âIâm sorry. What do you want to know? I can tell you that Iâm partially here to look into my family. Apparently they were from here.â Before sheâd gotten here, she thought that the reason sheâd got her job so easily was because of Cat, but she was sure now that it was a family connection. âItâs part of the reason I ended up here. A small part, I mean. You being here and needing a change too.âÂ
     The warlock bit down on her lip. âIâve seen a lot of strange things, Cat. I promise you that sort of thing does not make me surprised. Whatever you think you saw, I promise you that it wasnât your imagination and nor does it make you insane. I believe you. What events donât make sense?â She had always felt like this town was strange and she wasnât sure how normal people lived here without realizing that something supernatural was under their noses. Then again, peopleâs minds could play tricks on them and people did a lot to pretend something wasnât real even if it was.Â
âThatâs just because Iâm three inches taller than you, love. You canât beat yourself up about that,â she retorted with a smirk, leaning against the door. Caterina soaked up the compliments, an apparent grin on her lips as Madi went on. âMadi, dear, you spoil me far too much.â Caterina paused for a moment. âYou are still a confusing one though, you know? Like, I never know whatâs on your mind and youâve sent me on this weird journey questioning my sexuality and all, and I still donât know how to come to terms with it or anything. I thought I was supposed to figure that all out in my teenage years, but, nooooope. Iâm more confused than ever, but I guess we can return to that conversation when your stuff is all sorted.â Even if her brain was minorly obsessed with the topic, especially after the fallout with Tristan right before Madi moved in.
Caterina raised a brow. âReally?â she bit back a comment or two. She felt offense at Madison keeping that detail from her. It was trivial, but Cat thought she would be able to help. âWell, I mean, my mother has lived here for quite a while, so it couldnât hurt to talk to her and see if she could fill in some gaps for you. I never knew you were so much of a family person, though? I thought you werenât very close to them?â Perhaps she should just mind her business, but Caterina was nosy.Â
âWell, when I looked down at the beach, I saw water floating out of the air...and it seemed like it was following the movements of a person in the water. Almost like they were controlling it? But... but thatâs not something that should be possible, you know?â She let out a sigh as she recalled the events and could feel a burning on her arm as she thought of the events. âAre we close to home? Iâm starting to feel a bit woozy...â












