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Mate. The word races around my head, partly in disbelief that she seems to be feeling some of the bond herself.
“See, I’m sorry, you didn’t want to hear it,” she mutters, turning away.
I reach out and catch her wrist in mine to stop her, regretting that there’s a desk in the way. She turns back and meets my gaze, hope shining in there.
I glance at the potion, satisfied that all it needs to do is boil for five minutes. I head around to the other side of the desk and draw her to me, pushing loose hair out of her face so I can look into her eyes.
“I know what you mean,” I say softly. “You’re more than just a girlfriend to me.”
She raises an eyebrow. “I’m your girlfriend now? And here I was thinking you were the one getting freaked out about commitment.”
“Well, I’d like you to be my girlfriend,” I respond, trailing my hand up her arm. “I don’t want to see anyone else.” Not that it’s really an option for me, now that I’ve met her, now that Iknowher, there is no one else.
“I’d like that too.” She goes up on her toes and wraps her arms around my neck.
My gaze slips down to her lips and all thoughts disappear. I lean in and brush my lips against hers.
She presses herself against me and lets out a small moan as I deepen the kiss, making it more difficult than before for me to hold back.
My hand slips down and finds the smooth patch of skin where her shirt has risen up, I trail my fingers over it, wanting to go further. Wanting her more than I’ve ever wanted anything.
The alarm from my phone blares, cutting through the haze and we both pull back.
“We havegotto start making out when things can’t interrupt us,” she mutters.
“I’m sure that can be arranged,” I respond.
“Maybeafteryou shut that thing off.”
I laugh and pull away from her despite that being the last thing I want to do. I make my way back around to the cauldron and place the strands of hair at the top. “All right, another ten minutes and we’re done.”
She nods. “What should I expect?”
“I don’t know, I think it’s going to depend on what your dream has to say to you.”
“Ominous,” she mutters.
I don’t disagree, but this is the only way I know of that might help her find the answers to what’s happening in her dreams. Hopefully, it’ll be what she wants, and it won’t end up revealing things she’d rather not know.
CHAPTER13
Anja
Cethin’salarm goes off again, though at least it’s not interrupting anything fun this time. Maybe I should be more disappointed about that.
“Okay, it should be ready,” he says, grabbing the mug he must have got from the store and ladling some of the potion into it. “Drink up.”
I eye it warily and pick up the mug. “Just like that?”
He nods. “Maybe sit down first.”
Ah, right. That’s a good idea considering I probably need to be asleep for this to work properly. I sink to the floor and lean against the bench. “I’m scared,” I admit.
He comes to join me and puts an arm around me. “I know. But I won’t let anything happen to you,” he promises.
I don’t know why, but that’s all I need to hear. I lift the mug to my lips, almost overwhelmed by the scent of lavender. I wrinkle my nose. It’s not exactly the most pleasant thing to drink and I haven’t even started yet.
But this mug might hold the answers to my nightmares. And if I can find that, maybe I canfinallyhave a peaceful night’s sleep.
