Chapter 8 “When in doubt, don’t let the other guy know he has you beat. If you have to lie your butt off and give the performance of a lifetime, then that is what you do. But you never, ever lie down and declare yourself the loser. There is only dignity in losing when all options have been exhausted and all bs-ing has failed. Then you can tuck your tail with pride. Tuck your tail, ha ha ha, see what I did there? Humor me people and laugh.” ~Perizada “That’s it. I’m done,” Peri declared as she stood from her perch on the dilapidated porch. “He’s had his fun. I’ve humored him long enough. I’ve got bored healers to deal with, Alpha males who are about to flip their lids over not meeting their mates, a sadistic fae who thinks creating a bunch of witches is going to somehow solve all of his m