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her coffee. “I know we barely know each other, but could I offer you some advice?”
    “Sure.” I was actually eager to hear what kind of advice a siren would give.
    “Don’t worry too much about what happened. I know that sounds awful, but everything has a purpose. Like you and Liam.” She shrugged. “Well, that has purpose 24

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    written all over it. You should have seen his face when he gave me that basket this morning.”
    I couldn’t help but return her smile. Her good mood was contagious. “What do you mean? I’ve just met him.”
    Aurora looked at me more solemnly. “There is magic in the way he speaks your name. I don’t know how to say it any better than that, but there’s something special there. Don’t get so caught up in everything else that you let it slip away.” Her words were touching. “Thanks. That means a lot. Sounds as if you speak from experience.”
    Her radiant smile returned. “You mean on letting things slip away? Yeah, I’m the queen. Somehow, it’s easier to see what’s there when I’m looking at other people. But when it comes to my own love life? Phhfffttt.” She made a gesture like a magician performing a trick. “As soon as a man shows interest in me, poof, he’s gone.”
    “Are you telling them you’re a siren?”
    She looked to be thinking that over. “Damn it. You think I scared them off?”
    “It’s possible.”

    After my enlightening visit with Aurora, I took the book Liam had given me and settled down on the couch. Even though I had adjusted the thermostat to what should have been a pleasant temperature, I was freezing. Before I started to read, I decided to turn on the electric fireplace. Thank goodness, it worked. It had been rewired last year and I hadn’t trusted it since.
    I snuggled up underneath my favorite blanket and opened the book. In the front was a note from Liam.
    This book was published twenty years ago and no one took it seriously. They considered it fiction. It was written by a witch whose fae lover took her through the veil.
    I glanced at the cover once more and paid closer attention to the title: Fairies and Such. As I began to read I was excited to find the book covered all sorts of topics besides the fae. It wasn’t a comprehensive dictionary, but more of a list of magical beings I might possibly encounter.
    One chapter was dedicated to nymphs. They aren’t technically fairies though a lot of people (including myself) confused them with sprites. There was a note stuck to one of the pages in this section too.
    The two you met last night are named Breeze (wind nymph) and Splash (water nymph). I know this because they asked Aurora who my “hot” date was. They also said that if you ever decide men aren’t your thing, the offer to join them still stands.
    He attached another note underneath this to say, Not bad for someone who’d been rained on and chased through the mud. Nymphs don’t proposition just anybody. I’d take it as a compliment.
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    From there I moved on to a section about spells and incantations that could only be performed effectively by the fae. Other practitioners of magic could work the spells, however, the effects wouldn’t last. One such spell was the one Liam must have used to make the potion that lifted the veil. Of course, the complete spell wasn’t given. I assumed that’s because the author/witch didn’t know the rest. Or maybe she was threatened to keep the secret of the hidden magical world?
    Glamours performed by the fae were also permanent unless (like in my case) a fairy shaman helped you to see past the spells or nullified their effect.
    I was so fascinated by this information that I didn’t hear someone knocking on my door until they started to yell.
    “Come on, I know you’re in there.”
    I left the book on the coffee table and looked through the peephole to find Nym, still wearing that gold suit. Curiosity made me open the door.
    “How do you know where I