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My fangs were already out, and I quickly took the opportunity, sinking my teeth into her supple skin. Drinking greedily, I felt my power swell in my chest, begging for more and more. Unfortunately, this was the case every time I fed now. I didn’t want to stop. My power begged for more and more blood, knowing this wasn’t the strongest source we could get it from. Jane moaned beneath me and that was my cue, jerking away from her instantly.
My power flared inside my chest, and I immediately felt stronger. Jane pouted and I knew before she even spoke what she was going to ask.
“Can I have a turn now?” She asked in a seductive tone and it was clear what she was insinuating.
However, I had absolutely no interest. Jane wanted more than a quick fuck; she was the relationship type. And I was not. I had no intent of ever becoming a boyfriend or even a friend. If you developed those relationships, you would grow to care for them. And I wasn’t allowing myself to ever lose someone else I cared for.
Shaking my head, I started backing away. “I’m busy tonight, Jane. Thanks for the drink. Have a good night.”
Flashing away, I made it to my room, collapsing on the bed. I had another early morning tomorrow and I wanted no part of it. Trying to settle down, my power began thrumming again, urging me to go find another Divine. It wanted more blood, and I was the asshole stopping it from reaching its ultimate strength. But in reality, it washerthat was stopping it. Because all my power wanted was the blood singing from her veins, begging me to have a taste. Groaning, I squeezed my eyes shut, begging for sleep. For a reprieve from Halley fucking Jameson.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Eli
Halley sat upside down on the couch, the position, I was quickly learning, her favorite. Her wild curls spiraled around her, and I couldn’t tear my eyes off of her. She really was beautiful. In the past several weeks, I had spent as much time with her as I could. Not only did her beauty stun me, but so did her strength. I couldn’t imagine being thrown into a world of people I had no idea about, and yet she adapted seamlessly with each new situation thrown her away. I admired her endlessly.
“So, what do you want to try today? I’ve got the little enchantments down and now the mental shielding, but I have no clue where to go from there.”
Halley’s words pulled me out of my staring, and I focused back on the matter at hand. Sometimes I forgot this was technically our tutoring session time, now that we had moved the sessions to her dorm. I didn’t mind though. The space allowed us room to practice all types of Enchantments and gave us privacy. Although I enjoyed the privacy for more alone time with Halley, I’m sure she enjoyed being away from the constant peering eyes and whispered gossip. Even though over a month had passed since the mysterious girl showed up on Willow Grove’s doorstep, the fact Halley was the last known surviving Enchantress garnered plenty of attention still. Thankfully, no one was willing to venture out to her dorm.
“I didn’t have anything planned. I figured we would work on whatever you were comfortable with,” I responded. Generally, that’s what we did, during our sessions with just the two of us and also after classes when Kalani joined us.
Halley groaned in aggravation and flipped over, joining me on the ground.
“That’s the thing though. I don’t know what I’m comfortable with. I don’t even know what I’m able to do. It’s beyond frustrating.”
A crinkle between her eyebrows indicated her frustration and I had to hold myself back from smoothing it out. Although our friendship was progressing, I worried about overstepping a boundary and losing Halley.
“I wish I could help Halls; I really do. If I could find another Enchanter around, you know I would.” And it was true. I hated seeing her struggle and the frustration slowly eat at her. But at the end of the day, even with her private lessons and her extra practice with Kalani and me, it seemed impossible to teach her how to use her powers when none of us knew how they really worked. Sure, some of her powers were passive like mine and Knox’s, but others were physical like Kalani and the Drax. The Enchanter’s had been created as the perfect middle ground between the other four Sectors, but unfortunately, that didn’t help much when it came to perfecting enchantments.
“How about we try a physical enchantment today? Most of what you’ve learned so far has been mental, the speaking to Kalani and the mental shield. But Enchanters were warriors to.” I remembered reading it in Halley’s favorite book. Said book sat before us now, always close to Halley when she practiced her powers. The thing had a millennium of information, dating back to Agrum Di Vinum, but looked brand new. Halley claimed she had found the book on the dorm’s library bookshelf, but I had never seen a book like this on campus before. It clearly contained loads of information students weren’t usually privy to.
Halley sighed and I tried not to startle at the feel of her head on my shoulder. Although I had hoped that Halley would return my feelings, this was the first time we had physical contact. I tried to hide my smile, knowing she was frustrated, but it was hard consideringshemade the first move.
“We could definitely try one. I just worry about what would happen if it went wrong. I’ve been hesitant to try them in case I hurt someone.”
I could feel the tension in Halley’s body and loosely wrapped an arm around her shoulders, trying to give comfort. I hadn’t considered the fear she may have about using more active enchantments. My power was generally passive, unless I altered someone’s emotions, and couldn’t physically hurt someone. But her worry only made my admiration grow. Instead of trying to learn as much as possible, she found the time to worry about what would happen to those around her.
Turning her body towards me, I nudged her shoulder with mine.
“Let’s just start off with a small one yeah? We don’t have to burn your dorm down or anything too crazy.” I told her and her resounding chuckle made me smile. Her laughter and smile always lit up her face, brightening her eyes, and if I could do only one thing for the rest of my life, it would be making her smile.
Hefting the favorite book into my lap, I put my arm back around her and this time I couldn’t contain my pleased smile when she didn’t move. Small victories. Halley flipped to a specific section, showing she obviously read this book more than I thought, and I eyed the page.Battle Enchantmentssat at the top of the page in large sprawling script. I scanned the few on the first two pages, waiting to see if one stood out to me. Unfortunately, the three listed on this page included blowing a person up from the inside out, setting a human on fire, and beheading another person from a distance. Again, I had to wonder when this book was written because I couldn’t imagine Enchanter’s using these powers on Earth.
Nervously glancing at Halley, I said, “I understand why you’re hesitant to try physical enchantments now. These are intense Halls.”
With another sigh, Halley flipped through the pages, before responding. “I know. And I can’t imagine having the power to do these let alone wanting to do them. I mean, I get that everyone freaks out about the Hunters, but beheading? I couldn’t imagine doing that to another person.”
I nodded my head in agreement, because I couldn’t imagine that either. Even with my passive powers I abhorred the idea of using them to hurt others, even those out to harm us. It just wasn’t in my nature to be aggressive. Pushing those thoughts aside, I refocused on the book, hoping we could find something. I hated seeing Halley so defeated and I wanted her to feel the pride she had when she learned how to control her mental shield.
Finally, one of the enchantments caught my eye and I figured we could try it out. Pointing to the section, I asked Halley if this was doable. Sure, it may cause some damage to her dorm while she worked it out, but that’s why we started doing our sessions here. At least no one else lived here to be annoyed by possible destruction.
Halley began reading the section in depth and I followed along. The enchantment would have Halley using her power to manipulate objects and move them telepathically. It sounded cool as hell and didn’t involve the murder of other people. A win, win in my book.
Standing up from the couch, I briefly mourned the comfort of her in my arms, before focusing. As much as I wanted to see where this relationship could go, I knew that the thing Halley needed most was someone in her corner who believed in her. And I intended to be that person.
Standing up from the couch, I positioned myself slightly behind Halley, not wanting to encroach on her space but needing her to know I was here. I watched as the muscles in Halley’s neck and back tensed, her concentration firm on the task at hand. She intensely stared at the lamp sitting beside the couch, and I held my breath, waiting for it to move. After several minutes, I went to step in, but Halley shook her head, focus in full force. Sweat began to drip down her neck and face and I worried she was straining herself too hard.
