I didn't go right to Core. There was something I had to do first.
Max didn't say a word as I returned to the house, expecting to sneak in and do what I had to do then out again before the crap hit the fan.
Before the family could react to me releasing the coven's magic.
I'd already made my decision to leave the leadership even as I turned from Fate and marched back the way I came. Zeon continued to scowl at me, Iepa hanging back. I offered the maji leader a flash of my middle finger-while Max chuckled-before tearing open the veil and returning home.
Good thing Max was on the ball. I'd have forgotten to shrink myself and probably torn the roof from the house. Yes, our neighbors didn't notice much when it came to magic, thanks to centuries of Sidhe influence, but I doubted they'd miss it if the top of the two-story was suddenly in the back yard.