WITCHES KNOT

Elise had laid a ward earlier that day. The shadow hesitated as it attempted to break through the warding. She pushed Aidan toward her door and tossed him the keys. He figured it was the

hriek out in pain but she kept him back with her power and got inside herself, closing the door beh

r mind, she took a deep breath and further loosed the reins on her power, standing there in the middle of the room, arms at her side, eyes closed, she sent her magic out like a bubble around herself, the

at?" he asked, his vo

she said and looked at him, his chocolate brown eyes w

d as his eyes bled back to their chocolate depths. "What happened?" He mot

ent into the kitchen to press a clean, wet cloth on it. He took over for her and pu

wound somehow. Do you have so

. As the wound was caused by magic, it's helpful if I treat it with magic. In this case, my using the herbs that my aunt has put togeth

mell infected or contaminate

ying the sweet-smelling herb pack to the wound

right, I'm glad to know the wards my great-aunt and I placed held it out. But it t

or a moment a

in the apartment. My Tante Elise is so powerful that even an offhanded last-minute spell from her is strong enough to repe

sus

him. "You ready to forget you ever

st friends, Alex. He's the son of one of the most powerful wizards in the country, and an accomplished wizard in his own ri

practitioners of black magic, but white magic is generally earth-based, nature-based. It's generally female. Your f

ister a wi

ple, what their motivations are, if they are hiding something, but also about magic, too. Aside from that, she's an incre

my grandmother and my aunt are able to read the future, or possible paths of the future, some are f

e usually handed down from our makers. In my case, my parents because I

handy back in the days when we used to take blood from them without their knowing about u

, which was already healing. "Really? I do

food like humans do to survive, that's what we need blood for. But

ed at tha

aren't a bit afra

ou're going t

nod

e my sister and cousin read you tonight and if you posed a threat to me, my family would have tak

ery close together for vampires and I hope I'm not too forward by telling you that I hope t

out it. "Do you have to

undred years old, you would just pass out and be powerless. The sun saps our energy.

ampire? I never imagined th

ens. My parents live in Irelan

ere in her apartment, in her life and she realized that with him in her life now, she had to prote

r apartment. Would

zed me too," he sai

just want you

just the barest slide of his lips against hers. He backed u

et on a silver chain. "It's an amulet of protection. It's enchanted." She handed it to him. The amulet was a long rectangle inlaid

irm, her bottom lip was so juicy he wanted to bite it, but he held back. He traced their outline with his tongue and she opened beneath him and his tongue flowed into her mouth lik

cool energy sinuous against it, felt his breath hitch at the sensuality of it. Her hands wove through his silken hair his slowly ran up and down her back. She molded her body against his, glorying in the way th

, rubbing her nipples across his c

aughty naked things. "It's not int

it, do i

e wanted her to be one hundred percent aware and willing when they made love, before and if, they shared blo

ian accent. He opened the door and she followed him up the wrought iron

dern. He'd used it in the same way she had, his studio using the same eastern-facing space, meaning

," he said and

ut you know

e to do anything special

e you helpless when

can be awakened but it's very hard for me to be up and around. It t

in the place where you are weakest. So let me do your bedroom first. Yo

or and walls of his room and then worked her way through the rest of the apartment. After nearly two hours she sat down on his couch, exhausted. He sat next to her and pulled her into his arms. "Thank you," he said against her hair. He fe