"You think Father is going to make an exception to his 'I hate all witches' philosophy because Davin has a penis and a different last name to Amelie?" Daniel shot back, but he locked down the rest of what he wanted to say and just clenched his jaw. James wasn't likely to be swayed and he'd most likely just dig his heels in if Daniel made a big deal out of it.

"I know how she feels about me and she dislikes her mother as much as everyone else does." But even he had to admit they had a point. He had no guarantee that if things went completely sideways with Father and he did actually end up ruining the Coombs, Amelie wouldn't side with her family. Of course she would. And he wouldn't blame her.

June shifted and shook her head. "Maybe it's better just to call it quits, Danny." She said and that hurt. June was almost always on his side, even when it pissed of their older siblings. The fact that she was siding with James and Demetri made something in Daniel ache.

"Do you actually think calling things off between Amelie and me would make a tiny bit of difference now?" He asked. "Father's already made up his mind. He's going to do this and the best we can hope for is damage limitation."