Some Like it Wicked by Stacey Kennedy

Author:Stacey Kennedy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc.
Published: 2013-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Bryanna appeared worried, Zeke wasn’t nearly so. He’d seen enough black magic, witches and demons alike, to understand the danger they could unleash on the world. Bryanna didn’t have a single flicker of evil in her sexy body. Even if her magic didn’t come out correctly, he doubted she’d be a danger to anyone.

Deep down, he did believe her key to recovery was through her magic. A witch and her magic were one. To deny an instrumental part of herself would eat away at that witch until there was nothing left of her, which was exactly what he expected happened to Bryanna.

He sympathized, because he’d been there once too. He had suffered for years through the cravings to devour a soul. He’d been torn between what others thought he should do and how he wanted to live his life. Bryanna suffered the same fate; she refused her magic because others told her she should. She simply needed to come to the same understanding as him. To live how she wanted and find peace within that choice.

The other complication appeared to be emotional garbage. Once she accepted herself in a way that others hadn’t, the damage done by Layton, her parents and the coven would be meaningless to her.

Or so he hoped.

Now he stood off the main street where an open field lay. He wanted Bryanna comfortable, not embarrassed by anyone who passed by. “All right, little witch, you’re up.” Glancing down at her, he noticed her clenched hands. “You have nothing to fear. You can’t hurt anything or anyone.”

Scanning the area in front of her, she sighed, then turned to him with a tight expression. “You really want me to use my magic…again?”

He gave a firm nod. “Precisely.”

“Why?”

He frowned. “I want to see why you’ve disowned the part of you that makes you who you are.” Not giving her a chance to answer, he nudged her forward with a slap on her ass. “Off you go.”

She yelped and jumped forward, but quickly turned back to him. “I’ll do this only once. After this is over, you’ll never ask me again, right?”

He liked how she implied he’d have the chance to keep asking, which meant more time together. But he wouldn’t let her off that easy. Instead of answering her directly, he said, “I want an hour.”

Her eyes widened. “An hour?”

“That’s right.”

She cursed a very colorful word at him, then spun on her heels. It surprised him, knowing what she’d been through, that she wanted to please him by doing as he asked. He doubted she trusted easily and it honored him she extended such faith toward him, making him grin like a damn fool.

As she strode toward the center of the field, he pondered why this witch made him react on such an emotional level. He truly wanted to see her well—wanted her to find a home in Charmstone and be happy in her life. Was he doing this for himself, to finally save a soul worth saving instead of devouring it?

There was that.

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