Page 41 of Capricorn Blessed

“You are the exceptions. Sierra, you will lose your access to my gifts. They shouldn’t be needed again, but you will retain your Earth and Fire Fae powers. Beorn, you will be more connected to your tiger and will able to shift into any form of cat you wish.” He smiles happily. “Kenric, I will restore your wolf and only your wolf, but he will be with you again.”

“Thank you, Capricorn,” he says reverently.

“And, Dennis.” She turns to look at my first mate. “You have a choice to make that no one else has made before.” He swallows hard enough to make his Adam’s apple bob. “You are being given the opportunity to become a supernatural. You can pick what power you want, and it will be granted.”

Dennis frowns, stepping out of line and closer to the deity before us.

“That is a great honor, Capricorn,” he begins, “but I have never known a life other than as a human. As long as Sierra will continue to have me as I am.” I nod when he looks back at me. “The problems started when people took more than they deserved of magic, and they almost destroyed the Earth. If anyone found out I suddenly had magic and they did not, I think it would lead to more problems than it would solve.”

“Well said,” she answers. “In that case, I will take my leave. I hope you each live a long and prosperous life. I’ll be watching.”

I blink, and Capricorn is gone, the statue back in its place.

We arrive back in the city exhausted and ready to get back to normal.

Well, as normal as a world without magic can be.

My first stop is to Mystic Treasure to check on Izzy.

The bell chimes from our entrance.

“Welcome to Mystic Treasure. I’ll be with you in a moment,” I hear her call out from somewhere in the store.

“Iz!” I shout.

“Sia! You’re back!” She comes flying around the corner and tackles me in a full body hug! “And you’re alive!”

I laugh, squeezing her back.

“I’m glad to see you in one piece,” I tell her.

We catch up on the few days we’ve been apart. The store was still here when she got here, and her employees seemed to have done a decent good of keeping sales going. The only issue was that she always had the items people wanted, but today, she seemed to be missing things as often as she had the right thing.

The news reported global lights, the reappearance of Mars, and everyone losing their magic. The biggest story was on the missing magic. Some people are still blaming the Zodiacs, but the fact is that the rift disappeared with the magic. Some are saying it may not be the worst outcome. Granted, most of those people are humans who had no magic to lose.

Izzy tells me that the thing that was blocking her from her panther is gone, and while she doesn’t seem able to shift, she can feel her in her rightful place.

We tell her we will see in a few days after we catch up on sleep and figure out how this four-way romance is going to work.

Unlocking my apartment, I have to laugh at the hay still spread around the kitchen. We all enter my home; the guys taking the chance to look around.

Moving toward the couch, I sit down before looking at each of them.

“So,” I say, “what do you two have planned for the future?” I ask, looking at Kenric and Beorn. “Are you going back to Europe?”

“I’m happy to be done with the place for now,” Beorn answers. “A new country is a fresh start for me. I’m staying.”

“I’ll go wherever you are,” Kenric says, looking at me. “You are my mate, and I will follow you to the ends of the earth. We all will and have. I’m not going anywhere unless you do.”

My eyes well with tears.

Beorn sits next to me and pulls me into his chest, kissing the top of my head softly. I nuzzle into him.

“Would this be the wrong time to ask if I can call in those promises now?” I ask, sitting up.

Dennis laughs, but Kenric’s and Beorn’s eyes fill with hunger.

Kenric circles the back of the couch, grasping my hair and pulling my head backwards. He seals his lips to mine, nipping my bottom lip. I gasp, and he takes the chance to slip his tongue into my mouth, throughly tasting me.

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