Charmed: Destiny Romance by Dark Emmie

Author:Dark, Emmie [Dark, Emmie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857976895
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2013-12-15T23:00:00+00:00

Mel couldn’t help the spring in her step. Even the busy street wasn’t bothering her – although it was the kind of place she’d typically avoid. Her crystal ring was only so effective, and a crush of dozens of people in close proximity was normally too much for her. But not tonight. For some reason the voices in her head were muted almost to silence. It was as if the bubble around Michael that stopped her from reading him had extended to include her.

‘How about here?’ Michael asked, stopping in front of a Malaysian restaurant.

‘Sounds good.’

They got a table and ordered wine and a few dishes to share. The waitress brought them a plate of roti bread and peanut sauce almost instantly and both of them dived in – although Michael’s stomach had been the noisy one, now that she was here surrounded by the smell of food, Mel found that she was starving, too.

‘S good,’ Michael said with his mouth full.

‘Mmm,’ Mel agreed, her mouth also full.

They looked at each other and both laughed before reaching for the plate and fighting to tear the roti to see who could get the largest piece.

‘Think we better order another one,’ Michael said once there were only crumbs left on the plate.

‘Yes!’ Mel attracted the attention of a passing waitress, making their request.

She smiled and chewed and did her best to enjoy the glowy feeling that was radiating from somewhere deep inside her. Yes, it was only for a day. Tomorrow, life would go back to her usual mundane, boring, lonely psychic-seer routine, replete with the restrictions from the Magic Council.

Mel knew firsthand that life wasn’t fair. She’d lived with the knowledge that her father would always be disappointed that she’d been born a girl. The knowledge that her mother was often annoyed – and scared – by Mel’s special needs as she was growing up and her abilities began to manifest. The teasing and ridicule of magical friends. The silent criticism of strangers.

If Michael was only hers for a day, she was going to take that day and wring every scrap of life out of it, if only so that she could live on the memories afterwards.

An older couple were pushing through the small space next to their table in the crowded restaurant when the woman stopped, putting a hand to her throat.

‘Oh! Michael!’

Michael looked up and then smiled easily. ‘Hi, Kate.’ He reached out and shook the guy’s hand. ‘Tim.’

‘I didn’t expect to see you,’ the woman said. Stylish and smart with her grey hair in a neat bob, she looked a little nervous. Mel was tempted to reach out and probe her mind, but she didn’t want to spoil the peace of her time with Michael, so she refrained. She knew from hard-won experience that sometimes it really was better not to know.

‘This is my friend, Mel,’ Michael said. ‘Mel, this is Kate – we work together. And this is her partner, Tim.’

‘Nice to meet you, Mel,’ Tim said. ‘And nice to see you, Michael.

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