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being your twin who knows you better than anyone else. Anyway, continue.”
“ Part of me thinks I should go apologize and try to make things right, part of me thinks I have nothing to apologize for, and the last part of me thinks it would all be easier if she just left and I can get back to the life I was leading before I was so interrupted with a bond-mate I was trying to avoid finding.”
Seb looked thoughtful. “You know I try not to read minds if I’m not invited or if it’s not necessary. Your wife, and make no mistake, she is your wife, was radiating her emotions so loudly Friday night that I couldn’t avoid sensing them. She was feeling very hurt and distressed, and I am glad you came to explain that to me before I had to hunt you down to find the reason. I've been busy lately, but you were rapidly moving up the list the longer you left things on bad terms with your wife. I also know that I felt her leave soon after the fight.”
“ What?” Justin stood up so quickly his chair clattered backwards onto the floor.
“ I expect it’s because of what happened Friday, but she went beyond the distance I could sense her in early Saturday morning. She probably got on an airplane, but I can’t confirm that, only that she’s no longer near here.”
“ To make matters worse, huh?”
“ I think you’ve succeeded in that well enough on your own.” Seb seemed disappointed. One thing Justin had tried hard not to do, no matter what his devil-may-care attitude may have been like, was disappoint his twin. Now, apparently, he had finally done it.
“ What should I do, Seb?”
“ Are you asking as a member of the Coven, as my second-in-command, or as my twin?”
“ As your twin. I feel like I’ve screwed everything up, and yet I’m still not sure if I should or could put it to rights.”
“ As your twin, the one who knows you most and loves you best, I think you’re being too hasty. A bond is a precious thing that many witches search their entire life for and many of them never find it. Did you even consider that maybe there’s something in that bond, and in Melanie, that would make giving up the single life worth it? As your twin, I would say you need to reevaluate your priorities in life and see if you’re willing to give this gift a shot. And you didn’t ask, but as Duke, I can tell you that particularly in this trying and convoluted political and magical situation, an air witch of her power could prove a very strong asset for our side. Also as Duke, I can hint that there's confidential happenings that are going to be going on soon, and she's right in the middle of it.”
“ I see.”
“ I don't know that you do. You need to take some time to harness your emotions and see what you really want to do. I’m not going to make this decision for you, but I’ll support you no matter what path you take. I can at least do that as your twin.”
“ Appreciated, man.”
Justin headed up to his room and begin making lists of possible things to do and the positives and negatives of each course of action. By dinner, he still hadn’t come to a conclusion.
At precisely six on Tuesday evening, Carol Haymaker, Los Angeles’ strongest local water witch, showed up at Melanie’s apartment. Melanie knew her from the community, and she was a kind woman who was always up for healing or helping, so she was glad that Carol could come, especially at such short notice.
“ I rushed to get here. Sorry if I’m late.”
“ Not at all; you’re right on time. Let me get you some water.”
“ Please. And if you would, could you get me the diet Dymphna designed for you?”
“ Sure.”
After she read through all of Dymphna’s notes, Carol nodded. “Very good and very thorough. I approve.”
“ She’ll be glad to hear that.”
“ And the baby’s father?”
“ Doesn’t know. I’m not ready to tell him yet, and the Wards have agreed to keep my silence.”
“ Very well. I don’t know much about Justin
“ Part of me thinks I should go apologize and try to make things right, part of me thinks I have nothing to apologize for, and the last part of me thinks it would all be easier if she just left and I can get back to the life I was leading before I was so interrupted with a bond-mate I was trying to avoid finding.”
Seb looked thoughtful. “You know I try not to read minds if I’m not invited or if it’s not necessary. Your wife, and make no mistake, she is your wife, was radiating her emotions so loudly Friday night that I couldn’t avoid sensing them. She was feeling very hurt and distressed, and I am glad you came to explain that to me before I had to hunt you down to find the reason. I've been busy lately, but you were rapidly moving up the list the longer you left things on bad terms with your wife. I also know that I felt her leave soon after the fight.”
“ What?” Justin stood up so quickly his chair clattered backwards onto the floor.
“ I expect it’s because of what happened Friday, but she went beyond the distance I could sense her in early Saturday morning. She probably got on an airplane, but I can’t confirm that, only that she’s no longer near here.”
“ To make matters worse, huh?”
“ I think you’ve succeeded in that well enough on your own.” Seb seemed disappointed. One thing Justin had tried hard not to do, no matter what his devil-may-care attitude may have been like, was disappoint his twin. Now, apparently, he had finally done it.
“ What should I do, Seb?”
“ Are you asking as a member of the Coven, as my second-in-command, or as my twin?”
“ As your twin. I feel like I’ve screwed everything up, and yet I’m still not sure if I should or could put it to rights.”
“ As your twin, the one who knows you most and loves you best, I think you’re being too hasty. A bond is a precious thing that many witches search their entire life for and many of them never find it. Did you even consider that maybe there’s something in that bond, and in Melanie, that would make giving up the single life worth it? As your twin, I would say you need to reevaluate your priorities in life and see if you’re willing to give this gift a shot. And you didn’t ask, but as Duke, I can tell you that particularly in this trying and convoluted political and magical situation, an air witch of her power could prove a very strong asset for our side. Also as Duke, I can hint that there's confidential happenings that are going to be going on soon, and she's right in the middle of it.”
“ I see.”
“ I don't know that you do. You need to take some time to harness your emotions and see what you really want to do. I’m not going to make this decision for you, but I’ll support you no matter what path you take. I can at least do that as your twin.”
“ Appreciated, man.”
Justin headed up to his room and begin making lists of possible things to do and the positives and negatives of each course of action. By dinner, he still hadn’t come to a conclusion.
At precisely six on Tuesday evening, Carol Haymaker, Los Angeles’ strongest local water witch, showed up at Melanie’s apartment. Melanie knew her from the community, and she was a kind woman who was always up for healing or helping, so she was glad that Carol could come, especially at such short notice.
“ I rushed to get here. Sorry if I’m late.”
“ Not at all; you’re right on time. Let me get you some water.”
“ Please. And if you would, could you get me the diet Dymphna designed for you?”
“ Sure.”
After she read through all of Dymphna’s notes, Carol nodded. “Very good and very thorough. I approve.”
“ She’ll be glad to hear that.”
“ And the baby’s father?”
“ Doesn’t know. I’m not ready to tell him yet, and the Wards have agreed to keep my silence.”
“ Very well. I don’t know much about Justin
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