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“That can’t be good, can it?” I asked softly.
Triston put his arm around my waist and squeezed. “You’ll be okay. Deep, even breaths.”
Resting my head against his shoulder, I closed my eyes and took even breaths to calm myself.
“So, your magic still has a wall,” Kara said, “but the wall is much more broken. I think the issue is not from the sedatives, but at this point, it is your own mental block.”
Katar nodded. “You are suppressing parts of your magic and after learning a bit about you, I think it is because you have not truly been trained in using your magic. While you were using it unintentionally, now you know it is there and are scared to use it. You just need some training in all the aspects of yourself.” He looked at Caleb.
Kara added, “Especially elf and siren. I think Leona may have scared her yesterday with her warning.”
She wasn’t wrong. The thought of unintentionally hurting someone I cared about was terrifying.
“Let me get something to help rejuvenate her and then, Ember, you need to rest for at least a couple of hours before your meeting with Leona,” Kara ordered me.
Branson pushed me towards the stairs. “I’ll get her to her room while you get the potion.”
Allowing him to lead me, I made my way up to my bedroom, took off my shoes, and then sat on the bed.
Triston brought in the potion, waited until I drank it, then left, surprising me since I’d thought he might stay, but he left Branson and I alone.
Branson pushed my hair back from my face and smiled at me. “How are you feeling?”
“Tired,” I admitted. “Which worries me.”
“It’ll be alright,” he reassured me. “No matter what, we are here and will ensure you are safe and nothing happens while your magic is on the fritz.”
On the fritz was definitely a great way to describe it at the moment. What Kara said made sense. I didn’t truly know how to use my powers aside from what I’d been taught and randomly used. Hopefully, if I could find a good teacher, I could learn how to properly utilize all of my powers. Perhaps I would become even stronger and capable of protecting myself and others even more than I had thought possible.
Leaning my head against his large shoulder, I sighed loudly, feeling the sigh throughout my entire body. “I’m glad you’re here, Branson. Everything has changed so quickly, so drastically. It’s nice to have something familiar, someone familiar, with me.”
He grabbed me, rolled over, taking me with him, until we lay on the bed with him spooning me. “Take a nap, darling. I’ll be right here. For as long as you want me.”
I didn’t think I could sleep, since I’d only gotten up a few hours earlier, but whatever potion Kara gave me knocked me out.
When I woke, it was to warm hands caressing my body gently.
“Mm,” I said, trying to get my eyes to open.
“I’m sorry to wake you, but Leona is downstairs and it’s lunchtime. She said you need to eat before your lesson.” Branson kissed my cheek and when I rolled over onto my back, he kissed my lips. “Tasty,” he whispered against my lips and flicked his tongue across them.
My mouth parted and he hesitated for a brief second before his mouth covered mine and his tongue slipped inside my mouth.
Yes! I’d wanted to kiss Branson for months.
Wrapping my arms around his neck, I pulled him closer and he obliged by draping his upper body across mine. I shivered at the heat of his body and kissed him until we were both panting at separation.
My eyes opened and I smiled. “That’s one glorious way to wake up.”
He smiled and kissed the tip of my nose. “As much as I would like to continue, we really need to head downstairs or she might come up here.”
“She’s got multiple mates, pretty sure she wouldn’t bat an eye,” I said, but slid out from under him and stood, stretching my arms up over my head and squealing at the amazing stretch.
His large hands slid along my exposed stomach and he growled softly. “Perhaps I spoke too quickly. I definitely want to hear more sounds like that from you.”
Laughing softly, I turned to face him, set my hands on his shoulder, and said, “Perhaps after my training we could come back and continue this?”
He stared at my lips, licked his, and nodded. “Okay.”
