Page 66 of Jade Lion and the Witch Boy
“You know…I searched for you.”
“Huh?” he asks, looking up at me.
“I wanted a mate so badly,” I reply. “Back in my time.”
“In the 1920s?”
“Yes.” I rub his back slowly. “As a shifter, I know on instinct a fated mate exists for me. But a clairvoyant witch told me that you would be born almost a hundred years later.”
He giggles. “I guess she was right.”
“I had no idea I would be hexed and sent…well, here.”
Seb looks up at me, his brown eyes twinkling in the starlight. “Are you…happy that you’re here in my time?”
I cuddle him closer to me so he’s lying on my chest. “Do not ever think that you make me anything but happy.”
He beams at me. “Well, thank you. For waiting for me.”
“I would wait a thousand years if it meant being with you, Sebastian. You are my fated mate, and I love you.”
“I love you, too, Kai. Thank you for not giving up on us.”
He lays his head down, and I stroke his back. “Us,” I murmur. My inner beast is happy to have Seb in my arms. With him, I can face the tribulations that come with being the Jade Lion. Because wielding magic means nothing without having his heart to call my home.
EPILOGUE- SEB
THE WORKER HANDSme my strawberry matcha soft serve and Kai places coins on the counter. My boyfriend thanks him, and we walk up the sidewalk to one of the many hilly parks here in Hong Kong. If anyone notices two dudes linked hand-in-hand, they don’t react. In any case, I’m safe when I’m with my big, studly, Chinese boyfriend. How lucky am I!
Boats float by in the distance. The breeze from the bay fills my nostrils with saltwater, and I make a mental note to go to a fancy seafood restaurant for dinner. The weather is cloudy and just as pleasant as it was a year ago. That’s right, today marks the anniversary of my solo vacation to Asia. A part of me wants to thank my d-bag of an ex, because him ghosting me led me to Kai.
In the past nine months, we’ve been back here several times thanks to the Union portal system. It was thrilling at first, hopping around the world with a literal flick of Kai’s wrist. But he helps a lot with stopping monsters from that dark reality attempting to breach into our own. It’s tiring working with the agents, so we don’t travel that frequently anymore, opting to chill at home a lot.
“How is it?” Kai asks, licking his cone.
“It’s good.” I bite a chunk of ice cream off the top. “Maybe I’ll make my own when we get home.”
“Maybe a homework assignment?” He grins, and I chuckle. I’ve been at culinary school for a month now, and Kai has been my biggest cheerleader. My parents love that I’m advancing in my career and that I have a handsome, successful boyfriend toprotect me. He was so polite to them when they came to visit during Christmas; my folks were totally impressed by Kai.
They don’t know that he conjures my books, clothes, and meals with magic, saving me a ton of money. My folks don’t like knowing about the specifics of witch life, so the less they know, the happier we’ll all be.
Speaking of conjuring, we spot a homeless guy sitting on the sidewalk with a paper bag by his feet. Kai snaps his fingers, and I know he conjured something good for him. “Tieu lei guo doi yut bein,” he says to the man, and we keep walking to the park.
I snicker and bump him with my hip. “What did you say?”
“I left him a few meals inside that bag of his.” Kai smiles, and my heart warms at the thought. Even though we can’t do a lot of successive money conjuring, my man is so generous, making food whenever he can for the needy.
He’s also smoking hot and gives me that good dick. Again, how did I hit the jackpot?
Before we can enter the park for our day off stroll, I spot a familiar sight. A dark figure crawls out from behind a trash can. I freeze, and Kai keeps walking, then turns around.
“No way,” I murmur.
“What is it, babe?”
When the creature darts off, I promptly swallow the rest of my cone and follow it.
“Sebastian!”
