Wow. I was strong, but I needed him. My enchanter. No wonder Faith and Hope had worked so hard to make their relationships work. It made total sense now, no matter the future difficulties we faced. We’d deal with it all, together.
“My turn.” I couldn’t wait to speak my words. “Guy, my heart and soul are bound to yours. I wish to give you all you desire, for us to work together side by side. I wish to cherish you, to keep you close, and to pester you for all time to come.”
“Pester?” He nipped my butt. “Yep, you already have that well under control.”
Happiness swelled in my heart and bubbled over. “Trust me, I can pester with the best of them. You haven’t seen the half of it yet.”
Eyes twinkling, he rolled over top of me. “Then show me the other half.”
“Oh, you’ve got it. Pestering coming up.” Heat flared through my body. Fire flickered on my fingertips, although with one thought I snuffed it out. “Okay, just don’t get me too hot.”
“I like hot.”
So did I. I caught his face and dragged his mouth to mine. I got bossy, until the air surely pulsed with my heat. Perfect. I had my mate back and my soul at peace. Nothing more could surpass this moment.
I wriggled and rubbed my feet against Guy’s jean clad legs. He still slept like the dead even though it was mid-afternoon. Lucky for him, I didn’t care to get up either, no matter I was wide awake.
“I’m tired,” he mumbled under his breath as he stirred.
“Go back to sleep. I’m not going anywhere.” I brought fire to my fingertips and bounced the tiny flames in short spurts.
“Mmm, closer.” Throwing one leg over mine, he all but smothered me. “Why can I smell—” He cranked one eye open. “Ahh, didn’t your parents teach you not to play with fire?”
“Nope.” I blew on the tips and the flames flickered brighter. Oooh, so pretty.
He wet his thumb and finger then pinched one of the tips and extinguished it.
“There’re nine more still to go.”
“Put them all out before you burn something.”
I relit the one he’d snuffed. “I’ve got this under control.”
“So do I.” He wrapped his hands around mine.
“Hey.” With no choice, I doused the flames in one go. “You are no fun right now.”
“We should talk some more, since we’re awake. Faith and Hope’s problem bugged me the entire time we were apart.”
“That’s because all roads still lead to Dralion, and you know I’m going back there.”
“I’ve already said no to Dralion.”
“Yeah, but that’s where their issue exists. I can’t fix it from here.”
“I’m not taking you to Dralion.”
“You don’t have a choice. Wincrest wants you to continue the Moyer line, and eventually he’s going to meet me.”
He frowned. “Damn, in my happiness, that slipped my mind. Still, you’re not going to Dralion. You have culinary school next year, and your education is important.”
“Peacio is my home, but so is being with you. Your fellow warriors will surely begin to notice your longer periods of time away.”
“I’m in the outback half the time. I’ll just explain it that way.” With the back of his fingers, he stroked my cheek. “Your safety remains imperative.”
“I’m safe when I’m with you, and I can handle spending a little time in Dralion as needed.”
“It’s not needed.”
“Yes, it is. I’m going.”
“No, you’re not.”
“You’re being difficult.”
“I’m being reasonable.”
“We have to work together on sorting the girls’ problem, and we need to get it fixed now. Give me a second to get ready.” I eased out of his hold and bounded into my dressing room. Fishing around, I found dark leather pants and a fitted black t-shirt, the closest I had to warrior attire.
After changing, I marched back to the bedroom. Guy hadn’t moved other than to cross his arms behind his head.
“Will you take me?” I ran my thumb over his forehead, smoothing out the deep worry lines.
“No.”
“I can’t let Faith or Hope down, because if either is forced to marry another, I can assure you, Davio and Silas won’t rest until they get their mates back. You think we’re at war now, but it will be far greater if those men lose their soul-bound ones to slayers.”
“They won’t lose them.”
“No, that’s right. They won’t.” With the image of the dome room at the forefront of my mind, I ’ported.
The floor stones were slick under my feet, and I made the jump straight on to Faith’s bedroom. Hopefully, she’d “see” my arrival, because right now, I needed her support. Drat. Her bed was made and her room tidied. She wasn’t here.
Guy shimmered into view, his growl fierce as he stormed toward me. “You looked when I last ’ported you.”
“I’ll never tell, not a single soul. I may despise Wincrest, but I’d never use that hate against you. I’m bound by our bond to keep you safe, just as you are with me. I’d never encourage a war.”