“Well, I didn’t go willingly.” Meg rubbed her hands together
 
 before shrugging out of her sweater. “Someone paid the Planeswalker
 
 to take me home.”
 
 Dante’s mouth hung open slightly. “You went back to the Earth
 
 plane?”
 
 “And then found my way back here. I didn’t even need a demon
 
 to help me, though I did come back with one,” Meg said proudly.
 
 Dante sighed. “You came back.”
 
 “Of course I came back,” Meg replied. The vampire had really
 
 believed she’d abandoned them. “I love them, Dante. I never wanted
 
 to leave them. Now, tell me everything. Are they alive? Has the hag
 
 been able to hurt them? How did you find me?”
 
 Dante looked slightly amused as she pelted him with questions.
 
 “As far as I know, they’re still protected. I can’t get close. The storm
 
 is horrible. It’s kept the hag away, though she’s closing in. Once that
 
 blonde bitch gets into their hidey-hole, she’ll be able to slit their
 
 throats, and there’s nothing they can do about it. As for how I found
 
 you, I planted a locator device on your back that first day we met.
 
 Remember, I gave you a big hug and slapped you on the back? The
 
 locator device is small and burrows into the skin. I had a feeling you
 
 would be trouble.”
 
 “You LoJacked me?”
 
 Dante shook his head, seemingly unconcerned. “I don’t know
 
 what that is, sweetheart. However, I did make sure I could keep tabs
 
 on you. Don’t mention it to Ci, but I ‘LoJacked’ him a long time ago.
 
 I was too scared to try it with Beck. I do it to the people I care about. I like to know where they are.”
 
 “So where are they?” Meg chose to set aside Dante’s questionable
 
 actions for now. They were fortuitous any way she looked at it.
 
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