Jenna did not want to attend the meeting with the Commissioner, but she had no choice. She knew that if they sentenced her to jail, they would have marked her with a permanent Signum, which wouldn’t have let her use magic at least for five years. She was tough enough to survive some time in prison and could have been …

Robert had two more lessons after the one in the morning, and nothing but caffeine and sheer will led him through them. His arm was pulsing with pain where the shadow hound bit him, and that wasn’t even the worst part: his whole brain felt itchy with the frustration because he couldn’t figure out what that dog actually was. And …

Jenna had no plans to leave her bed until the next day. When she finally got home, she dropped her leather jacket, stepped out of her pants and took off her bra, all in one long, liquid movement while she was shambling towards her big, warm, wonderful bed, and then fell on the pillows, already sleeping. Naturally, she was furious …

Jenna decided that she won’t try to free Teodore from the police. The little jerk only got what he was asking for, and she knew that Don Sebastiano would bail him out anyway. Despite the fact that he only was the Don’s nephew, he somehow managed to become the favourite child in the Carano family. The girl made her shadow …

Robert Montgomery was dreaming. In the dream he went through the crowd, by-passing dancing people and flitting skirts. Dim music was playing, a song he could almost recognise.H Heheaded for the balcony. He knew that the girl will be there, waiting for him, like always. Just like he almost recognised the song, he almost knew who the girl was, too. …