A New Covenant

"To find out if you are one."

"Me?" Iris asked, her eyes widening in shock. "A witch? Is that a joke?"

"No, Iris. We are not joking at all. It's what Love wanted to know."

Iris shook her head in amusement. "There is no way."

Mariano smiled wanly. "Just get ready, please. I'll come to fetch you after thirty minutes."

Iris stared at Mariano and asked in a quiet voice. "Are you worried about Granny?"

Mariano flinched. "I don't…I hope…" And then he sighed with a sad smile on his lips. "Later," he said, turning his back on Iris.

Iris looked at Mariano's back and a thought came to her mind.

Mariano was worried about Granny because of the secret he had been hiding at Love for a while now.