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He just laughed and pulled me that way. They had everything—make-your-own tea mixes, spells in jars, swirling galaxies you could project on your ceiling from a runed stone, and personalized perfumes. Everything was spelled or charmed by expert witches, and I found myself heading right for a witch who was making spell necklaces. The small vials on chains had caught my attention.
“What kind of spell can I help you with, dear?” she asked in a raspy voice.
“Do you have anything for memory?” Something in my voice caught her attention, and she froze, turning her full attention to me now. She said nothing in response, simply holding out her hand for me. After a few beats of hesitation, I placed my palm in hers. The moment I did, I felt warmth caress my palm. We stood locked in the awkward yet comforting moment for several minutes until it receded, then she took her hand back.
“You don’t need memory,” she said as she turned, grabbing three necklaces and going back to her chair. She took her time pulling out a fresh vial and mixing the previous three into one. “You need protection, strength, and insight.”
“Never argue with an intuitive witch,” Niko said with amusement as he stepped up and paid the woman for the necklace. I didn’t hesitate to slip it on. The moment the vial touched my skin, that comforting warmth spread over me before it disappeared.
“Have a great day,” she said as she moved on to the next patron walking up to her stall. Niko pulled me further into the row of stalls, but I barely registered what else was there, too enthralled with the protective spell hanging around my neck.
“Oh, I want to grab one of these for the babies,” he said as he stopped at the last stall, the one holding the galaxy runestones. He bought two large ones before we headed for the food. “Kitchen witches make the best food, and everything makes you feel amazing. Nothing comes without some interwoven magic.”
“I don’t care what they do to it, but if they have lemonade and funnel cakes, I’m sold,” I said as I let my stomach lead me to the right stand. By the time Niko and I were done, we had a buffet spread out on the picnic table between us. People were milling around, and I couldn’t help but take in the lively coven surrounding us. This place had so much heart. Could Emberwood ever find its own sense of peace like this?
“Are they all witches?” I asked him softly when we’d finished.
“No, I see a vampire, two wolves, and some sort of fae, just from here,” he said as he eyed the crowd a bit more intensely than he should. A few nearby people flinched away at the scary expression on his face.Talk about resting dick face.
“That’s amazing,” I said as I followed his gaze. It would be nice to know our world enough to spot the different types. Scent was usually a pretty safe bet, but I wanted to be able to spot this kind of stuff without relying on scent alone.
“Come dance with me,” Niko said, not giving me a chance to protest as he grabbed my hand and pulled me out to the dance floor. The folk music was lively, but it slowed down right as we reached the dance floor, so he pulled me close. My heart stuttered at the strangeness of being held like this. It felt far more intimate than anything we’d done so far, but within seconds, I found myself melting into his touch.
The scent of vanilla, tobacco, and rich chocolate filled my nose as I breathed him in. He pulled me back just far enough to brush a kiss over my lips. That small gesture sent a spark of lust through me, and I pulled him back to me, deepening it this time. His low groan had me pressing my hips against his in an invitation.
“I rented us a room for the night,” he said in a husky voice. “Tonight is about us, but I thought Levi could join us tomorrow.”
“Let’s go then,” I urged as I tugged him from the dance floor and toward the parking lot we’d left the car.
He chuckled, eventually falling into step beside me as we worked our way through the growing crowds. I barely noticed the show of magic at every turn, too focused on our destination.
Thankfully, the hotel was only a fifteen-minute drive away, that time filled with rising tension as his hand rubbed circles into my thigh, teasing me without giving me what I ultimately wanted.
Our check-in was quick, and he soon had a duffel bag in hand, his steps bringing us into our room. I started ripping my clothes off, not questioning whether some of the items in the duffel bag were for me.
He paused to watch me, his eyes hungrily raking over my body. My alpha didn’t bother to move until I was completely naked. Only then did he lunge forward and lift me up in his arms like I wasn’t a hefty 5’9”, two hundred-and-some-extra-pounds dragon shifter.
“Staying away from you has been pure fucking torture,” he growled as he tossed me on the bed and ripped off his clothes. “Every fucking minute I was at the university, I was thinking about you. And no matter how hard I tried to keep those thoughts away from sex, all I could think about was this taste.”
He parted my legs and slowly licked his tongue over my slick pussy as if he were savoring the flavor. But that was the last of his languid movements. The next moment, he latched onto my clit, sucking roughly, and I screamed out. He began eating me out with unmatched intensity. I lost track of my babbling after my pleas continued to be rebuffed. My orgasm was impossible to ignore, coiling in my belly, my legs shaking around him as I clenched, nearly suffocating him. Then, as it slammed into me, I screamed again, not caring that I was likely scaring half the city. Niko quickly threw a spell out. The room was now in a bubble of magic, so I could be as loud as I wanted.
“Holy shit,” I breathed out as I backed away, grinning up at me like the Cheshire cat as he wiped the slick from his face.
“Just as perfect as I remembered,” he said triumphantly before flipping me around and bringing me to my knees. I complied, sighing happily when he pressed my face into the mattress and slammed his thick cock into my cunt. I loved that he took me like this, controlled and possessive, knowing what he wanted from me and not demanding it, but taking it.
Niko fucked me with bruising force, and I knew I’d feel it tomorrow. I didn’t know if it was intentional or if he just couldn't help himself, but it felt like a reassurance. It wasn’t just letting me know that he wanted me, cared deeply about me, despite the missing memories. It felt like he was making the statement that I washisomega. Whether Levi was there or not, I had a firm place in his life, his bed, wherever I wanted to be.
His knot started to swell, pushing me to my limits, as he wrapped a hand around my front to tease my clit. I relaxed as he worked me right back up, his knot expanding further when he forced me to come for him.
“Good girl,” he praised as I cried out his name, my pussy clenching around his cock as his knot locked us into place.
I’d expected more flashes of memory, but there was nothing this time—no hazy recollection, only a sense of peace and safety—as he rolled us over and snuggled me close. Maybe this was our new normal, these small pockets of time that were just ours, no interference from magic or the outside world. Because even without my magic, my mates and my brood wanted me, and that meant so much more than any other reassurance they could give me.
ChapterThirteen
Farren
The cave I was standing in was still. All I could hear was the dripping of water and the howl of wind outside. I wasn’t alone, but it wasn’t an unfamiliar place. I knew these caves well. Before I could go further in, a barrier popped up. My mind locked onto it, a semblance of a memory poking at me, but I couldn’t form it.
