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“You’re really letting him do this?”
“You want to try and stop him?” Laz shot back.
We both looked toward the doorway where Jo and Toyin had been and I didn’t have to respond.
If Keerah was truly Zion’s mate there wasn’t a damn thing Laz and I could do to stop him from going after her.
Fuck!
Epilogue
Three months and some change…
“Close your eyes and concentrate on the pulse slowly moving through you,” I muttered to myself as I inhaled and exhaled slowly. “Release it naturally.”
The desperation of never feeling helpless again was driving me. The reminder of my father's presence—dark, foreign and suffocating—was enough for my body to give into what I was feeling.
With a shaky breath I stretched my fingers, spreading them wide and chanting in the first language my mother had taught me. I muttered the incantation, with a slow controlled cadence. What I now understood was the Sovran tongue. Their language which expressed and communicated their magic and power. I wasn’t born as a descendant of the Sovran or Equinox covens but I embraced the spirit of them and that was enough.
Seconds later I felt warm all over. The tips of my fingers burned and my skin was blazing. There was a rush of blood moving throughout my veins that challenged and dominated the human side of my existence.
When I peeled my eyes open, I saw the glow surrounding me but I was only able to maintain it for a minute or so before I collapsed, fearful I would crash onto the concreted rooftop, but strong arms caught me and cradled my body to his. I blinked Xander into view, noticing the strain on his face as he carried me to one of the nearby tables.
“What’s wrong?”
“Your skin is hot like fire. I’m assuming from the ring of flames I just saw around you.”
He sat me on the table and wedged his body between my legs, placing his palms flat on the wooden surface.
“Sorry, did I burn you?”
“Don’t worry about it. It’s already healing.”
I lowered my eyes to the red welps on his arms and cringed but he tapped my thigh and my eyes shot up to his. “Hey, don’t worry about it. Tell me what you just did.”
“I channeled power from the sun.”
He frowned and I further explained. “It makes me stronger, more powerful. When I have the power pulsing through me, I can use it as a weapon.”
“What you’re saying is you can burn shit up with the flick of your finger.” He grinned and I nodded.
“Yes, so you better be nice.”
“I’m not scared of you, Toy, at least not your magic. The only thing you have that will bring me to my knees is right here.” He pushed my thighs wider with his body, yanking my hips, so I was pressed against the thickness of him, fully erect in his jeans.
I dropped my eyes then arched a brow when they were on his face again. He smirked and kissed me, pulling back just enough to continue. “You doing magic is sexy as fuck. You in a ring of fire is even sexier.”
“Now you know how it feels for me when I get to see you shift.”
“I already know. I can smell your pussy dripping the minute it happens.”
I smiled slowly and kissed him. “Good, at least you know.”
“Yeah, I know.”
“But you have to get a handle on all this. You collapsed after you did it. I don’t like that.”
“It takes time. I’m learning.”
