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  Gregor had offered them the flat downstairs as a home and they’d agreed to it. Hilda had taken over the ‘looking after’ of Gregor and that suited Nea. It suited Gregor too, by the looks of things. Nea had her own man to look after now. Actually, it was the other way around. He looked after her.

  Gregor had gotten over all of his mistrust of Earl eventually. Hilda had helped him realise that by reminding him that Nea wasn’t going to go away to Sydney or overseas, and that at the rate she and Earl copulated, they’d likely have six children in the next five years. Hilda’s arithmetic was a bit off. At least, Nea hoped it was.

  Her gaze passed over the people who were the closest to her, noting the love and happiness as they shared a major life celebration. Hilda winked at her and Nea laughed. Hilda was so good for them all.

  Then her gaze locked with Earl’s and she repeated her vows directly into his mind, feeling the right of them. Earl was a man who knew what was important in life. Nea was important to his life and Nea had to admit that he was just as necessary to her.

  The End

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  ISBN: 9781489223432

  Title: Invoked

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