Book Seven: Chapter 34

“No.” Ingrid picked up a nearby bottle of ketchup and poured it onto her plate. She was horrified when Lily grabbed some of her fries and dunked them in the sauce.

“You’re too uptight. You get to use magic and coexist with monsters, and that’s cool. Yet on graduation day from wizard school, the first thing you did with your wand was shove it straight up your ass.”

Ingrid choked on her food. Lily smacked her on the back, then handed her something to drink. Ingrid swallowed the offered glass, then coughed again when she realized it was the most alcoholic mai-tai she had ever experienced.

“There we go,” Lily cheered. “You stick with me, I’ll loosen you up.”

“I don’t need to be loosened up!” Ingrid dumped what was left of her drink and slid her plate away. “And I definitely don’t need advice from someone dumb enough to work as an intern for a millionaire!”

“Billionaire, actually.” Lily raised an eyebrow. “I’m surprised your people missed that.”

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