Page 65 of His Sold Fated Mate

We both looked across the park as a whistle blew. The water gun fight began, and I found myself entranced. I watched as members ran around spraying water at each other. Troy ran after a young boy, and Klaus hurried after him. I watched Klaus laugh as Troy tripped. The young boy turned and sprayed at Troy.

It stirred something in me, and I felt my heart melt.

“Do you want to practice?” Elize asked. “Looks like we have the time.”

I swallowed, suddenly a little nervous. “Sure, but I don’t know how well this will go.”

Elize waved her hand. “That’s okay. So, what you’ll do is hold your hands out, palms up.”

I placed my hands out and laid them with the palms up.

“Now, look at your hands and focus your attention on your fingertips. I want you to think about pushing energy out of them. It’s a weird thought, but think about your magic and moving it into your hands.”

I looked at my fingers and did as she stated. I tried to think about pushing my magic there, but nothing happened. I scowled. “I don’t know about this.”

“Just keep trying. It takes a lot of focus to do this, especially when you’ve just unlocked your magic.”

I kept staring at my fingers, trying to pull the magic out. I could feel it underneath my skin, but that was it. I couldn’t tell it where to go or force it out.

I sighed after a while. “I’m not doing anything, and I’m already getting tired.”

Elize nodded. “It takes time. Practice at home when you get a chance.”

I looked back across the park. Klaus was now soaking wet. He was standing with his arms crossed. Troy stood next to him, both of their guns empty now.

I softly smiled, and then it hit me. How much I liked this new life. I wasn’t supposed to. I was supposed to leave when everything was finished, and now.

“You good?” Elize asked.

I nodded. “Yeah, I’m good.” I rubbed my hands together. “Just have a lot of things to figure out, is all.”

Chapter 19 - Klaus

I poured myself a cup of coffee and twisted the top on tightly before I headed out the door. I left a note for Aubrey letting her know I was heading into City Hall. I had a handful of tasks to take care of, and I wanted to let her sleep in.

I arrived at the office and waved to Julia, who was on the phone. I slipped into my office and just sat down when the door reopened. Julia looked nervous, tapping her fingers together. “There is someone on line one for you.”

I frowned. “How is someone calling me already? It’s not even eight yet.”

She swallowed, looking a little green. “It’s the coroner.”

I was confused. Why would he be calling me? He was working on Mike’s autopsy, but I already knew what it would say. He died on impact. Aubrey survived in self-defense. Case shut.

“Alright.” I waved a hand. “I’ll take it.” She slipped back out of the room, shutting the door behind her. I turned to my phone and picked it up. I clicked on line one and cleared my throat. “This is Klaus.”

“Klaus, it’s Eric. I hate to call you so early, but we have a situation here.”

I rubbed my eyes. “I don’t know what kind of situation you could be having that would concern me, especially at this hour. What did the body get up and walk away?”

“Well, it is gone.”

I froze, my body stiffening. “What? What do you mean by ‘gone’? I was making a joke.”

“I arrived here and was planning on starting the autopsy, and it’s not here.”

I shook my head because it wasn’t possible that a body just up and walked away. “Did the cops take it? They spoke about wanting to maybe have their own people do the autopsy.”

“No, they haven’t arrived yet. And if they wanted to, I wouldn’t have had an issue handing the body over. All the paperwork is still here, but the body is gone. His phone is here, his clothes are here, even his wallet is still here.”