Colin (The Walden Coven Book 1) by C.K. Noel

Author:C.K. Noel [Noel, C.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: High Garden Publishing
Published: 2023-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Zander

I was either asleep or dead. I didn’t know which. The pain of the multiple fangs replayed in my mind. I was sure Daren and his friends had killed me. I was a husk of myself. I couldn’t connect to my power. The magic I was born with was missing. I prayed this was just a bad dream—that this wasn’t death. If I was dead, this was hell, and I didn’t belong there.

A presence, a force pulsed over me, and I felt it—my magic. The old energy stirred within me, and the breath of life filled my lungs. Another wave of power washed over my body, and my strength grew. I didn’t know who was there, but I needed to see them. I needed to know them.

I inhaled and slowly pushed my eyes open. My eyelids were like thousand-pound weights, but my desire to know this power moved me forward. I wouldn’t give up.

The room was dark but for a tiny light on the bedside table. I looked down and was lying on a soft bed covered in white linen sheets. I blinked several times and shook my head. I needed to pay attention and find the person in the room. I heard a large inhale and soft sobbing. My vision cleared and I focused on the sounds.

My heart raced and my magic pulsed. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know how it was possible or where this young man came from, but I knew he was my spark. He was a part of my soul. That was why my magic yearned for him.

“Who are you?” I asked. My voice was rough to my own ears, and I swallowed several times.

The man jumped from the bed and twirled around. He was stunning to my sight. He was around five-nine or ten, with shaggy brown hair and soft brown eyes. He had a few extra pounds but was perfect. His eyes widened and his mouth dropped. Fear shone in his expression, and I realized he was human.

I cleared my throat and hurriedly said, “Don’t be scared. I won’t hurt you.”

“I-I, um… who, what are you?” the man asked, pushing a wild strand of hair out of his face.

I pushed back on the headboard and sat up, allowing the sheet to fall from my chest and pool at my waist. “My name’s Zander. I’m an imp. Please don’t be afraid.”

If possible, the man’s eyes widened more at my words. “Zander,” he whispered. “They said you were hurt.”

“They? You know me?” I asked.

He slowly nodded, but it turned into a half nod, half shake. “Yes and no?” He said as if in a question. I furrowed my brow, confused at his words. “Colin said you were here, and you were our soulmate, but I don’t really know you,” he continued.

“Colin? You know Colin?”

He tilted his head again and stepped forward beside the bed. “Yes, I met him yesterday.” He raised his hand but stopped. “Your skin is so beautiful,” he whispered.

“You can touch me, sweetheart,” I said.

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