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Authors: Bonnie Lamer
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“Are you okay? Have you been injured? Are your aunt and brother well?” He’s hurling questions at me a mile a minute which is so unlike him.
“We’re fine.” I touch his cheek. “I’m sorry I worried you. All we need to do now is get them back to their bodies.”
He turns to Aunt Barb and Zac. “Can you feel the presence of your bodies? Are you able to return to them on your own?”
“Um, Kallen,” I say, bringing his attention back to me. “We’re inside of five circles. I bet they can’t feel much of anything.”
Color floods his cheeks. “Of course, I forgot.”
Wow, it’s not often he’s flustered. “Were you really that worried? I’ve only been gone for about an hour.”
His brows slam together. “An hour? Xandra, you’ve been gone for a day and a half.”
No way. That’s not possible. Right? Then again, time does move differently in the different realms. That means the five of them have held their circles up for a day and a half? “A day and a half? Really?”
“Yes. And it has been the longest day and a half of my life.”
It hits me that this is the first time Kallen and I have been apart for longer than a few hours, let alone a full day and a half, since we met. I’d be going crazy, too. “You’ve all been waiting here that long?”
He chuckles. “Of course. Did you think we would say, ‘It has been too long, we should just leave her there and go for dinner.’”
Okay, put that way, it does sound stupid. I would’ve waited a lot longer than a day and a half for him. I smile. “No, I don’t think you’d do that.”
Pulling me in his arms again, he plants a kiss on my lips. “Forever. I would wait for you forever.”
Aw, that’s so sweet! Too bad we don’t have enough privacy for me to show him how sweet. Stepping back, I say, “We should get them to their bodies.”
The passion in his eyes is quickly replaced with disappointment and then acceptance. “Later,” he says. I think it’s more of a threat than a promise. That makes shivers run up and down my spine. It’s my eyes filled with disappointment now. And impatience.
Stepping to the edge of his circle, Kallen runs his hand through it to bring it down. A relieved Isla is standing there. “Finally,” she says. “Everything went well?”
I nod. “Yes.”
She doesn’t hesitate as she walks to her circle and does the same thing Kallen did to bring his down. The procedure is repeated by Dagda, Tabitha, and Kegan. Now, it’s time to reunite spirit to body.
Aunt Barb and Zac follow us up to the third floor, and I’ve never seen two happier spirits than when the door to the room we left their bodies in opens. Mom and Dad rush to us and engulf both sister and son. It takes me by surprise that their hugs seem real. I’ve often wondered if Mom and Dad felt solid to each other. I guess I have my answer.
After a couple of minutes, I say, “Um, Mom, we should probably…”
She reluctantly lets go of Zac and nods her head. “Of course.” The anguish in her eyes is blatant. This is the first time she’s been able to hug her son in three years. I feel awful bringing it to an end. If I knew how long it would be safe to leave Zac and Aunt Barb’s spirits out of their body, I would have given them more time.
The four spirits float to the bed and two of them lay down. As soon as they are close enough, they are sucked back into their bodies. In the same instance, their eyes pop open. Both faces immediately sport wide grins.
“We’re back,” Aunt Barb says. She stretches her arms wide. “I never thought it would happen.” Looking around, she says, “Where are we?”
“You’re in the Fae realm,” Dad tells her. “We brought your bodies here so if the Shadows tried to follow you out, they
“We’re fine.” I touch his cheek. “I’m sorry I worried you. All we need to do now is get them back to their bodies.”
He turns to Aunt Barb and Zac. “Can you feel the presence of your bodies? Are you able to return to them on your own?”
“Um, Kallen,” I say, bringing his attention back to me. “We’re inside of five circles. I bet they can’t feel much of anything.”
Color floods his cheeks. “Of course, I forgot.”
Wow, it’s not often he’s flustered. “Were you really that worried? I’ve only been gone for about an hour.”
His brows slam together. “An hour? Xandra, you’ve been gone for a day and a half.”
No way. That’s not possible. Right? Then again, time does move differently in the different realms. That means the five of them have held their circles up for a day and a half? “A day and a half? Really?”
“Yes. And it has been the longest day and a half of my life.”
It hits me that this is the first time Kallen and I have been apart for longer than a few hours, let alone a full day and a half, since we met. I’d be going crazy, too. “You’ve all been waiting here that long?”
He chuckles. “Of course. Did you think we would say, ‘It has been too long, we should just leave her there and go for dinner.’”
Okay, put that way, it does sound stupid. I would’ve waited a lot longer than a day and a half for him. I smile. “No, I don’t think you’d do that.”
Pulling me in his arms again, he plants a kiss on my lips. “Forever. I would wait for you forever.”
Aw, that’s so sweet! Too bad we don’t have enough privacy for me to show him how sweet. Stepping back, I say, “We should get them to their bodies.”
The passion in his eyes is quickly replaced with disappointment and then acceptance. “Later,” he says. I think it’s more of a threat than a promise. That makes shivers run up and down my spine. It’s my eyes filled with disappointment now. And impatience.
Stepping to the edge of his circle, Kallen runs his hand through it to bring it down. A relieved Isla is standing there. “Finally,” she says. “Everything went well?”
I nod. “Yes.”
She doesn’t hesitate as she walks to her circle and does the same thing Kallen did to bring his down. The procedure is repeated by Dagda, Tabitha, and Kegan. Now, it’s time to reunite spirit to body.
Aunt Barb and Zac follow us up to the third floor, and I’ve never seen two happier spirits than when the door to the room we left their bodies in opens. Mom and Dad rush to us and engulf both sister and son. It takes me by surprise that their hugs seem real. I’ve often wondered if Mom and Dad felt solid to each other. I guess I have my answer.
After a couple of minutes, I say, “Um, Mom, we should probably…”
She reluctantly lets go of Zac and nods her head. “Of course.” The anguish in her eyes is blatant. This is the first time she’s been able to hug her son in three years. I feel awful bringing it to an end. If I knew how long it would be safe to leave Zac and Aunt Barb’s spirits out of their body, I would have given them more time.
The four spirits float to the bed and two of them lay down. As soon as they are close enough, they are sucked back into their bodies. In the same instance, their eyes pop open. Both faces immediately sport wide grins.
“We’re back,” Aunt Barb says. She stretches her arms wide. “I never thought it would happen.” Looking around, she says, “Where are we?”
“You’re in the Fae realm,” Dad tells her. “We brought your bodies here so if the Shadows tried to follow you out, they
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