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I fuck into him, fast then slow, taking time to occasionally stroke his cock. The carpet is soft yet firm, making the ride an easy one. The world could shatter around us, but as long as I have Seb, life would feel like a dream state.
After too short a time, my thrusts get more erratic. My kisses grow sloppier, and Seb strokes himself faster.
“Ah…Kai, I’m…ah!” Hearing the breathy, desperate noises from his mouth drives me wild. I grow primal, fucking him with abandon. He’s so close, and I need him to have that pleasure.
“Oh…I’m about to…fuck!” he yelps. When his body tenses up, it lights a match in the powder keg of my soul. We both orgasm, and I grunt as I kiss him. I shoot into him, and he shootsall over himself. As always, it’s a perfect, beautiful synchronicity between me and Seb. High in the sky, bathed in the stars, the two of us climax while making love.
The next several minutes are a blur as I resume controlling the flying carpet. We both clean up with conjured towels, get dressed, and I pocket my protection bracelet. I get us down to Earth, get rid of the conjured fabrics, and we hop in through the window. All evidence of our tryst is gone, thanks to my magic, and Seb’s looks of awe and affection have only grown.
I kiss his neck as I hold him in the bed, exhausted and satisfied. It’s a comfort I’ve never known.
“Thank you,” he whispers.
“No, thank you,” I say through a yawn. “You have given me more than I could have ever asked for.”
“Right back at you, kitty.” He reaches behind me and rubs the back of my head, and we both laugh softly. As sleep overtakes us, I know for the first time in years that I’m exactly where I ought to be.
CHAPTER 17- SEB
THE NEXT WEEKis bliss. No wizards, no exes, no strange coven conspiracies, just me and Kai, hanging out whenever we can. We go to work, he goes to the library, and he hangs out at Brew-Ha as my shift ends. He occasionally shoots me meaningful looks, purposefully trying to distract me with his sexiness, and I try not to get flustered while I make lattes for patrons. Then we walk home and hold hands, and I can’t stop smiling. On my day off, we go shopping and buy him clothes the normal way. He looks hot in jeans, and I resist the urge to get freaky in the dressing room. Later, we take documents with Kai’s new information—magically forged, of course—to get him a government identification card. He’s officially part of the twenty-first century, and I couldn’t be more thrilled.
Part of that might be from the hot sex we’ve been having.
Lisbeth loves that we’re spending all this time together, but I don’t want Kai to know that Boysen House wants his powers. I should tell him, but why burst our happy couple bubble? He’s not even wearing the protection bracelet, so no harm done, right?
Every day and night, Kai looks at me like I hung the stars. His passion for me hasn’t died down. He might be falling for me, and despite trying to take things slow, I’m falling for him, too. I’ve never felt this healthy before. Magic or no magic, he’s enchanted me, and I don’t want to build a future without him.
One night, I’m finishing up an experimental cookie dough mix for tomorrow’s shift when I hear someone behind me. I know it’s not Kai—we can sense each other’s presence—so I take my time putting plastic wrap over the bowl.
After placing it in the fridge, I turn to see my best friend smiling at me. Taina’s placing her scrying bowl, a candle, and other divination accessories on the kitchen table while she looks at me expectantly.
“Hey, you.”
“Hey, girl,” I say. “What’s up?”
“It’s a full moon. You know what that means.”
“Ah.” Witches are at their strongest during the full moon, not that I’ve needed to do anything solo. These are the evenings when Taina’s divination is most efficient. I haven’t asked her for a reading in a while. “You scrying for Ashley or something?”
“No, silly. You.” She lights a candle and beckons me to join her. “You haven’t had a reading in forever.”
“While I do appreciate you helping me avoid dog poop on the sidewalk all those times…” We both chuckle, and I lean on the kitchen chair. “I think I’m good, Ty.”
“Pleeease, Seb. We haven’t done this in ages.” She walks to the sink to fill her scrying bowl with water. “In fact, we haven’t done anything together in weeks.”
My smile falls—she’s really laying on the guilt this time. To be fair, we used to hang out non-stop, so she might have a point.
“It’s the first time I’m seeing you without Kai since he moved in.” She sits down and gazes up at me. “Where is the chosen one, anyway?”
I snicker. “He’s going for his lion romp in the woods. Stretch his claws out.”
“Scary stuff,” Taina murmurs, lighting the candle.
“Not really.” She doesn’t need to know I find his lion form just as sexy as his human guise. I sit down and prop my leftelbow on the table, allowing my hand to hover above the bowl. “Alright, witch girl. Divine my future.”
“Very well, witch boy,” she replies. We giggle at the quirky nicknames we coined when we both discovered we were mages?that is, spellcasters of any kind. The friendship bonds formed in college are unlike any other magic.
Taina closes her eyes and gathers smoke from the candle to her face. The calming aroma of jasmine and patchouli invades my nostrils. She takes in a deep breath, and I try to center myself, focusing on my witchcraft connection to the moon. After several seconds, Taina takes the sterile needle package—one of the perks of being a nurse—and opens it up. All the while, I take the alcohol pad and wipe my smallest finger.
