Visions of Skyfire

Chapter 58

They went to Spain by boat.

Of course a plane would have been faster, but with Teresa’s magic growing, they didn’t want to risk a lightning bolt in midflight. They hadn’t had time to look for and procure tickets on a cruise to Barcelona. So Rune being Rune, he had simply purchased a yacht. It was huge and fast, and with a crew paid extremely well to make the best possible time, it was only nine days at sea before they arrived in Barcelona.

And Teresa wouldn’t have traded those nine days for anything.

During the long days and longer nights spent in the arms of her mate, Teresa knew she had finally found the one place in the universe where she belonged. With Rune.

As if thinking his name had conjured him, their stateroom door opened quietly. Teresa looked up and he was there. Her warrior, taking up the entire doorway with his muscular bulk. His gray eyes met hers and she saw the quick flare of desire that erupted between them with exhausting regularity.

Despite her body still buzzing from their lovemaking that morning, Teresa felt fresh need wake and roar inside her. Would there ever come a time when she would be able to look at him and not want him immediately?

God, she hoped not.

He braced his hands on either side of the doorjamb. “I told the crew they could go ashore to blow off some steam. They worked their asses off getting us here this fast.”

It had been a fast trip, Teresa told herself, but even with that, their thirty days were nearly over. Absently, she lifted one hand to rub her left breast and the mating tattoo that lay just beneath her T-shirt. The Mating was almost complete. And they still had to find the Artifact and return it to Haven.

They were running out of time.

“We should go see Tía Carmen,” she said.

“Your aunt won’t know where the Artifact is,” he said softly. “Only you will as you access the memory.”

“I know,” she said, feeling the pressure mount. She knew the black silver was here. In Barcelona. But that was a pretty big haystack to find a needle in. “I’m hoping that seeing Tía Carmen will jog something loose. I dreamed about her. There had to be a reason.”

Nodding, Rune asked, “Where does she live?”

“Barri Gotic. The Gothic Quarter.”

“I know the place,” he said and pulled her in tight when she came close. He gave her a hard hug and added, “We’ll walk there. Flashing in and out in a city is just too dangerous. Someone would see us.”

“Good point.” She took a moment to enjoy the feel of his strong arms around her and then they left the ship hand in hand.