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I opened and closed my mouth a few times, unsure of what to say to that. “So, we travel?”
He tilted his head to the side as he stared at me. “Where do you want to go?”
Everywhere. Anywhere. I didn’t really care. “I don’t know. I never thought I’d be able to.”
“Well think about it. But breakfast first.” He pointed to my plate.
I played with my food for a second before looking back at him.
“What?” He drew out the word with a smirk.
“I was just thinking…” I shook my head. “No. It’s embarrassing.”
“You don’t have to be embarrassed. Just ask.”
I knew how I felt about him. I’d been attracted to him at first. And then he was nice. And fun. I loved his laugh and his smile. I liked how polite he was to everyone. Well, except Gobble. But he was kind. Warm. And his aura… It was so him. Warm like sunlight. Being around him was like spending the day tanning by the pool. But did he love me? No one had ever said that to me. Raphael wasn’t much for those kinds of words, and my parents… Well, they weren’t the best at being parents. “I was just wondering—”
All of a sudden the bond opened, and I could feel everything Lucas was feeling. Everything he was thinking. I knew it all. Could feel it all as if his emotions were my own.
It was so powerful, what he felt. So…
So much. It was like wrapping myself in a warm blanket.
It was love.
Oh my God. He wasn’t just saying that. He really loved me.
“You thought I didn’t? That I’d want to mate with the first witch I came across?”
It seemed ridiculous when he put it that way. “No. I just… I don’t know what I thought.”
“I waited a long time for you. Many, many decades. Longer than that.”
I laughed. “How old are you?” I stuck my fork in a hunk of melon.
“I’ll wait until you’re not so young before I tell you. I don’t want you to get spooked.”
“Are you as old as Donovan?” I asked as I waved the fruit in the air, and then took a bite.
He settled back in his chair and crossed his arms. “Older.”
That didn’t make sense. “But you look younger?”
He laughed. “I can’t wait to tell him you said so.”
I paused. “But then why aren’t you one of the Seven?”
Lucas gave me the most wicked look. “I don’t like to play by the rules.”
Holy moly. How did I not know he was a bad boy at heart?
No. I must’ve misunderstood.
Lucas motioned to the food. “Eat. And then you can take a nap before the flight. I didn’t realize how exhausted you were. You didn’t move the entire time you slept.”
I rubbed my eyes. “It’s the first time I’ve been able to actually sleep without the fear of Luciana draining me. I did okay in Peru—I was far enough away—but I was—”
“Restless. I thought it was because I was with you.”
