~ A couple of months later ~
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I groaned as I walked into the Den. Classes had just ended for the day. Gemma, Sophie, Cain, and Shawn were already in there waiting for me.
"Hey guys," I said as I started to rummage through the cupboards.
Okay, I know I had some whiskey and bourbun here somewhere. Where the heck did it go?
Hopefully someone found it and threw it away, Tala grumbled.
I ignored her.
"You're not going to find it." Gemma said.
"Gemma," Shawn whined in a low voice.
I turned around to look at them. Cain and Sophie were the only ones willing to look at me. Shawn was looking everywhere but me. And Gemma just continued to pick through herbs.
"Excuse me?" I asked.
"The alcohol you're looking for. You won
