And Then Came You by Megan Smith

Author:Megan Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, paranormal romance, clean & wholesome, romantic fantasy, magical realism
Publisher: Megan Smith
Published: 2020-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

The unfamiliar warmth of a body tangled with hers woke her from a deep sleep. That, and the arm curled possessively around her waist, heavy as a manacle. Dreams of flickering candles, magic swirling in the air and warm breath brushing against bare skin morphed into memories and a smile lifted her lips in response.

For better or worse, she and Malek were really and truly married now. The dance they’d been cautiously skirting through for almost a century had changed irrevocably and she couldn’t help a tingle of excitement at what was to come.

The light brush of lips against her shoulder pulled her eyes open and she looked up into Malek’s satisfied gaze.

“Hello.”

“Hello.”

“We’re married.”

“Yes.”

They looked at each other silently for a long moment before Sophie’s lips pursed.

“There’s going to have to be some changes around here.”

“Of course. But, I’ll give you some time to adjust to them.”

Malek matter-of-fact response caused a bark of laughter to burst out of her as she shook her head at him.

“Oh, it’s not me doing all the changes, buddy! I’ve had almost a century to make lists” she told him with a twitch of her lips and Malek propped his head up on one arm and quirked one brow.

“Lists? And, what types of things are on these ‘lists’?”

“Oh, all sorts of things. But, the first thing we’re going to work on is an open door for friends and family. Our home is going to be the same gathering place that I grew up in,” she informed him archly, “no more scaring people away.”

“Scaring people keeps the house private-and secure” he pointed out and she rolled her eyes.

“Which are important-but more important is having a home filled with laughter and friends. Good memories.”

He considered her words before shrugging. “I’ll consider it.”

Sophie pushed up on her elbows as one eyebrow arched up. “That’s actually the top thing on my list. This is not going to be a marriage where you just make a declaration and that’s it! ‘I’ll consider it’-I am your wife, not one of your minions! Don’t forget I have a sword and I know how to use it” she ended with a mutter and his lips twitched before inclining his head.

“I’ll take that into consideration.”

“You’re funny.”

She glanced down and then stopped before pushing his arm off her stomach.

“What is that?” she demanded, staring in bemusement at the Mark that now branded her skin. Silvery-black magic swirled in a labyrinthine design of complicated swirls and symbols at the center of her belly in a liquid silver river.

“It’s my Mark. It brands you as mine and untouchable if they don’t want to die. It’ll fade in a little while so it’s only faint lines on your skin, but the magic can be called up if need be” he told her, reached out to trace the liquid magic with one finger.

“What kind of Mark is it? I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it” she admitted, still in shock at the sight of it. Most races

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