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“I’ll leave you alone,” Jace told me, and I wanted to ask him to stay, but Cirilla insisted he go.
“You can regroup after you’ve spoken with the faeries,” Cirilla told us. “For now, this is a conversation between you and them.”
I found it surprising when even Cirilla departed, leaving me seated with the four individuals who I discovered were commanders of each of the elements.
“You’ll be tasked with different… homework,” Arya explained. She had full command of her air powers. “Each day, you’ll focus on a different element and train with one of us.”
“Some days, you’ll have full combat days,” Vivette, the master of fire, added. “How are your sword skills?”
I gaped at her. “I imagine they’re awful since I’ve never held a weapon in my life,” I informed her bluntly.
“I guess we have our work cut out for us, don’t we,” Calandria, the water fae, sighed, shaking her head.
“We’ll make do.” Only Santrina smiled at me, her earthiness apparent in every aspect of her.
“If you truly want to master your power, you can’t skip days,” Calandria warned.
“I won’t,” I vowed. “I really want to do this.”
“We’ll see, I suppose,” she sniffed, waving the others out of the room. I slumped against Jace’s desk and waited for someone to come back and get me, vaguely disheartened by the meeting.
“What do you think?” Jace asked, appearing a few minutes later.
“I think they hate me already.”
“Don’t be crazy. They don’t even know you. And when they get to know you, they’re going to love you as much…”
My eyes widened as he trailed off. His grin widened. “As much as everyone else does.”
I exhaled the breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding. “How long before Cirilla gets the DNA results back?” I asked, changing the subject.
“I’m not sure,” he admitted. “But in the meantime, I want you to focus on your powers and training, okay? This is a double play.”
“You mean you want me to remain distracted, so I don’t fixate on the bloodwork,” I corrected him.
He leaned forward and kissed my lips softly. “I want you to be happy, Elix.”
My heart swelled as I read the sincerity in his words, and I nodded.
“Thank you. Honestly,” I murmured, wrapping my arms around his neck. “You’ve already done so much for me. More than anyone has before.”
His mouth brushed against mine again as he pressed his solid body against me. “I enjoy spoiling you,” he admitted. “I hope to do more of it.”
Drawing back, I studied his face pensively. “I have an idea,” I purred softly. “If you’re game…”
“Oh, I think you know I’m game for basically anything.”
“Let me paint you.”
He laughed and also pulled back. “Like a portrait?”
I shook my head, a mischievous smirk touching my lips. “No,” I murmured, taking his hand and leading him out of the office. “Not like a portrait at all.”
The training commenced immediately,and to my surprise, I took to it naturally and easily. Even the faeries tasked with guiding me were shocked at how easily I handled their so-called “homework” when they gave me objectives.
Today, I worked on my fire play when Jace walked into the gym, which had been mostly cleared out to ensure me the space I needed for my exercises. The equipment had either been moved aside or put away in storage, allowing me a free-standing floor topractice shooting fireballs against a backdrop that used magic to extinguish the flames I produced.
“I come in peace!” he called, raising his hands in mock surrender upon his entry. Laughing, I lowered my arms, allowing him to enter safely, but he stepped aside, folding his arms. “Don’t let me stop you.”
