#//awwww maryannnn

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"I knew what I signed up for," Diana replied, "but even if it was accusation-filled to start, I'm glad you called me to get this cleared up.

"Thank you, Aubrey."

Maryan winced as Aubrey walked back in, knowing she'd been busted. "It's initiative," she started before Aubrey told her Diana wanted to talk to her. "I didn't mean to offend you." With a small smile, she prepared to leave. "I guess I'll make one last stop to that coffee shop. They have really yummy Halloween cookies right now, and the owner makes the best pumpkin spice I've ever had. It was nice to meet you, Aubrey."

Pulling her phone out of her purse, she would call Diana from the car, fully expecting to be sent back. She wasn't going to cry in front of someone she didn't know. "Sorry, have a good day. Thanks for your time!"

The look on Maryan's face said it all: She knew she was caught. "I know. But initiative or not, this wasn't the way to go about it. My coven is different from most and yes, when we come together, we can be very powerful and I'm sure that can be intimidating from the outside perspective. It doesn't make us the next Olympians. If you're going to become the next leader of the Vagus, you'll need to learn how to work with other covens without undermining their elected leader or trying to police them."

As Maryan prepares to leave, she sighs at how sad she sounded saying her goodbyes. "You're definitely in trouble." She tells her. "But maybe not as much as you think."