Secrets in the Blood

RONAN'S POV

I shifted on the park bench, the cool metal seeping through my jeans as I held the phone to my ear. The gentle rustling of leaves in the breeze provided a stark contrast to the turmoil in my mind.

"Did you know the Vances personally?" I asked Matilda, my voice tinged with a hint of desperation. "Because the Sienna I know cannot be a witch. She knows nothing about our deities, neither d