Revenge Undone (Revenge Series, #1) by Laakso Senja & Laakso Senja

Author:Laakso, Senja & Laakso, Senja
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: heartbreak, revenge, vengeance, real world fantasy, modern, witches, wizards
Publisher: Stoorily
Published: 2021-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

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It was a Saturday evening, five days after the funeral.

Mary had decided that, after everything, it was time to have a big family dinner. Even the twins and Gabriel were home from school for the weekend. The timing couldn’t have been better.

Mary had also invited Ciara. Ciara thought she might be intruding, but Mary had assured her she was almost like family. After all, she was Henry’s best friend.

Ciara arrived early, before any of the other guests.

“Ciara!” the twins squealed when Mary let her in. The girls were thrilled to see her after so long. Somehow, they had heard about Jesse and they were dying to hear more.

Ciara tried to tell Polly and Poppy that Jesse was just her friend, but neither twin was buying it.

“Ciara and Jesse sitting in a tree—”

Ciara rolled her eyes, and the twins started giggling.

Ciara had also caught sight of Gabriel and Ray briefly before they had left outside to fly a magical kite that they had built the evening before.

After talking with the twins, Ciara went to help Mary in the kitchen. She stayed away from the oven, but she helped with setting the table.

“You still hate cooking?”

Ciara smiled and glanced at Mary. “I wouldn’t call it hate. I just prefer not to burn anything.”

Mary chuckled. “Oh, Ciara.”

Ciara smiled, setting the plates on the table.

“But I don’t see why you’d have to cook,” Mary said, smiling. “You’ll just have to get yourself a man that can do it for you.”

Ciara grinned. “Well, from now on I’ll ask about cooking skills on every first date.”

“You’re not seeing anyone?”

Ciara shook her head. “No.”

“But you’re looking for someone to date?”

“Not really.”

“What about Jesse? You’re not interested in him, either?”

Ciara chuckled slightly. “It’s not like that with him. He’s a good friend, but that’s it. We’re just friends. Although, I’ll admit, he has matured a lot since school.”

“Is it odd being friends with him?” Mary asked.

“Not really.” Ciara shrugged. “It’s sort of like with me and Liam.”

Mary nodded with a hint of a smile on her face, the amusement reaching all the way up to her eyes.

Ciara tilted her head to the side. “What?”

“So you and Liam are friends.”

Heat rushed to Ciara’s cheeks, and she prayed Mary didn’t notice. “I suppose so.”

Mary smiled and nodded, looking at Ciara, before she turned back to the oven. “I think he still cares about you a lot. Whether it’s platonic, I can’t tell.”

“He’s happy with Iris,” Ciara said, setting down the glasses.

Mary turned to glance at her, eyebrows raised. “So you still love him?”

Ciara sighed. Denying her feelings, even from Mary, would be pointless. “Love is a strong word.”

“But?”

Ciara trusted Mary. Even if she was Liam’s mother, she wouldn’t tell Liam—or Iris. After all, Mary was like a second mother to Ciara.

Ciara turned to look at her and smiled. “I’m happy for him.”

Mary looked back at Ciara, and her face twisted into a sad—almost pitying—smile. “I’d call that selfless love.”

“It doesn’t matter. Everyone’s happy now.” Everyone but me. But Ciara couldn’t be happy after all the loss.

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