Flowers and Stones, Page 3

circumstances been different, we had the potential to maybe have been friends. Aveline pulled a sealed envelope from her handbag.

  “She wrote this for your eyes only. I was going to save it for if you were being particularly obstinate, but now seems as good a time as any.” I slid my thumb under the seal and unfolded the thin paper. There were five lines of curly, feminine writing.

  Pol, just stopping being stubborn and come work for me. There’s a big wide world out there, and I need just the right people on board to help me conquer it.

  -Gwen

  P.S. We have 173 different kinds of nail polish in the manicure cabinet, and you can use as much as you want.  

  I folded the note and tucked it into my pocket.

  “I’ll begin packing my things.”

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  The Latolan Series

  “A Red Ring of Light”

  “A Question of Culture”

  “Of Magic and Men”

  “Cotton Candy Colored”

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