At three in the afternoon, Adrian led Alan, Blaze, and the others back to Azure Creek's headquarters as Helen brought her sisters to Novemton to accept Crystal's assignment.
Before parting ways, Helen, Louisa, Ivy, and the others promised they would go out for barbeque and beers and gaze at handsome men after they returned from Serpent's Haven.
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The group arrived at Azure Creek two hours later.
Upon arriving, Gloria, Mya, Alan, Blaze, and the others remained on high alert. They sat togeth