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his hand, urging him to stand. She stepped into his embrace, pressing close. “I love you too, Keith. And the kernel of love we share now will only grow in time. We are bonded together on a soul level. One cannot exist without the other.”
He pulled back from her a few inches, so he could see her face.
“Then how could you leave me this morning?” He didn’t mean it to be accusing, but rather something that he needed to know. The cat needed placating and hearing her reasons might help ease the pain he had suffered.
“I needed advice and instruction. That’s why I came here. You see, when I went to bed last night, I had no real magic of my own and what little I had was sporadic. Sometimes it worked. Most of the time, it didn’t. I was a failed witch in every way. No power. No control.” Her expression broke his heart. “This morning, I woke up and suddenly…it was all there. A deep reservoir of magic I’d been told about all my life but never quite understood. It was you , Keith. You and me together.” She stroked his chest as she gazed up at him, incredible happiness in her eyes. “I figured I needed some instruction before I fried us both with too much out-of-control magic. I thought I’d be back long before you woke, but learning how to bottle this energy isn’t something easily grasped or mastered. Dad has been working with me all morning and I only just got the hang of it.”
“You know, we’re both going to have to get used to being part of a couple. A mated—or bonded—couple. That’s going to mean being together a lot. For shifters, during the first few years of mating, it’s hard for mates to be parted. I can tell you from this morning’s experience, that my cat side did not like waking up to find you gone. My human side didn’t either.”
“I can imagine you as a cougar. You must be magnificent.” Her hands stroked over his shoulders in a soothing motion.
“You’ll find out soon enough. Next time you make me hunt you, I’ll do it in my fur.” He squeezed her close, knowing she understood he was teasing. They were so closely in tune now, he knew she wouldn’t misunderstand.
“I can’t wait.” She tugged his head downward to meet her lips and he lost himself in her kiss for the next little while.
Magic swirled around them, engulfing them, tingling along nerve endings in a delicious way. It was stronger than it had been the night before. Less primal and more refined. Like fairy dust in the air, forming a mini tornado of sensation around them. It felt wonderful. Like velvet stroking along his whole body. The velvet touch of his lady’s magic.
Their shared magic, if he didn’t miss his guess. Could be his mother’s heritage was awakening inside him and would require attention. When the kiss ended, they were both breathless. He had a joy inside him that made him feel happier than he had ever been.
“I suppose I might need some magical training before all this is said and done.” He watched the motes of light dance around the room and she followed his gaze, giggling in a joyful way that mirrored the feelings in his heart.
“Good thing this room is shielded,” she observed. “We came in here to work on my control. It’s a magical work room, in case you hadn’t noticed the décor.”
Keith took his first good look around and realized he’d never quite seen a room like this before. It was circular and filled with strange implements. The crown molding was bigger than any he’d ever seen and it glowed with strange glyphs. His eyes went to them, drawn by the glow of magic that was clear to his special vision.
“Protective runes. Father is a specialist at protective magics, among other things. He is the Chancellor of the Faber Magic School and one of the strongest mages in this generation. He’s also one of the best teachers. That’s why I came to him. You understand, don’t you? Magic like ours, out of control, could be dangerous. The protections on my house are
He pulled back from her a few inches, so he could see her face.
“Then how could you leave me this morning?” He didn’t mean it to be accusing, but rather something that he needed to know. The cat needed placating and hearing her reasons might help ease the pain he had suffered.
“I needed advice and instruction. That’s why I came here. You see, when I went to bed last night, I had no real magic of my own and what little I had was sporadic. Sometimes it worked. Most of the time, it didn’t. I was a failed witch in every way. No power. No control.” Her expression broke his heart. “This morning, I woke up and suddenly…it was all there. A deep reservoir of magic I’d been told about all my life but never quite understood. It was you , Keith. You and me together.” She stroked his chest as she gazed up at him, incredible happiness in her eyes. “I figured I needed some instruction before I fried us both with too much out-of-control magic. I thought I’d be back long before you woke, but learning how to bottle this energy isn’t something easily grasped or mastered. Dad has been working with me all morning and I only just got the hang of it.”
“You know, we’re both going to have to get used to being part of a couple. A mated—or bonded—couple. That’s going to mean being together a lot. For shifters, during the first few years of mating, it’s hard for mates to be parted. I can tell you from this morning’s experience, that my cat side did not like waking up to find you gone. My human side didn’t either.”
“I can imagine you as a cougar. You must be magnificent.” Her hands stroked over his shoulders in a soothing motion.
“You’ll find out soon enough. Next time you make me hunt you, I’ll do it in my fur.” He squeezed her close, knowing she understood he was teasing. They were so closely in tune now, he knew she wouldn’t misunderstand.
“I can’t wait.” She tugged his head downward to meet her lips and he lost himself in her kiss for the next little while.
Magic swirled around them, engulfing them, tingling along nerve endings in a delicious way. It was stronger than it had been the night before. Less primal and more refined. Like fairy dust in the air, forming a mini tornado of sensation around them. It felt wonderful. Like velvet stroking along his whole body. The velvet touch of his lady’s magic.
Their shared magic, if he didn’t miss his guess. Could be his mother’s heritage was awakening inside him and would require attention. When the kiss ended, they were both breathless. He had a joy inside him that made him feel happier than he had ever been.
“I suppose I might need some magical training before all this is said and done.” He watched the motes of light dance around the room and she followed his gaze, giggling in a joyful way that mirrored the feelings in his heart.
“Good thing this room is shielded,” she observed. “We came in here to work on my control. It’s a magical work room, in case you hadn’t noticed the décor.”
Keith took his first good look around and realized he’d never quite seen a room like this before. It was circular and filled with strange implements. The crown molding was bigger than any he’d ever seen and it glowed with strange glyphs. His eyes went to them, drawn by the glow of magic that was clear to his special vision.
“Protective runes. Father is a specialist at protective magics, among other things. He is the Chancellor of the Faber Magic School and one of the strongest mages in this generation. He’s also one of the best teachers. That’s why I came to him. You understand, don’t you? Magic like ours, out of control, could be dangerous. The protections on my house are
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