~ Some clarity for the timeline of this chapter: it takes place when Roman is 18, Jasmine is 17 and she is safely in her wiccan Family in Canada ~ 6 years ago… Roman Quiet minutes in this house were a rarity, and finding five of them in succession was even scarcer. I’d finally have my own space next month when I moved out, though I would miss living at home. My new space would be a shared one with my future Beta and Gamma, Virgil and Sawyer, but at least I wouldn’t have to listen to my kid sister argue with our mother or my younger brother’s latest string instrument fixation. As I knocked back the leftover cereal milk in my bowl, a deep voice boomed through the archway of the kitchen. “There’s my cheesy.” The scorch of milk stung the back of my nose as I coughed and sputtered, wiping