Page 133 of Live Like Legends

“That would be nice,” Dani admitted, chuckling.

Natalia ran a finger over her bottom lip. “When I did my check on you both, making sure everything was okay, as I’ve done before, I wasn’t lying when I said you were both in good health. Although, I did find something interesting that I needed to get another opinion on. I trust my healers immensely and I wanted their thoughts before making a bigger deal out of this than it needed to be.”

“Natalia, what are you talking about?” I pressed, placing my hand at Dani’s hip.

“I did a check on her after the fight with Markus and everything was normal, it was as I suspected. I meant to do one when you came back from Purgatory, but with everything that happened with your father, I forgot. Once I did it now, there was a difference. I had Xander go behind me and discuss his own findings. Despite my role in Oculus, I know when my opinions alone may not be enough.”

Dani stiffened beside me.

“You said we were in good health, I don’t understand.”

Natalia pressed her lips together and furrowed her brow. “You are, you both are. Dani is in a wonderful state of health. The kind of wonderful that has surpassed a certain previous aging curse.”

Dani pushed away from me gently. “I’m sorry, what?”

“It’s like the aura in your body has movement again. It is no longer stunted. I would like to believe it happened when…”

I swallowed hard. “When I brought her back?” Garrett had said it was like putting the pieces of someone’s soul back together. I had removed any remnants of Lilith which I had assumed was just her dagger, but maybe I had restarted her all together.

Natalia nodded softly. “I am deeply sorry, I should have told you this sooner.”

Dani shook her head. “No, no. This is…good.” The way she spoke was slow as if she was trying on the words and seeing how they fit in the current situation.

I smiled at the High Priestess. “On top of everything, I think this is the cherry on top of a perfect night.”

Natalia pointed her finger at me. “Quite right, Nicholas. I umm… since we discovered that Lilith’s anti-aging no longer applies to Dani, we are still trying to figure out what that means for somethingelse.” Her eyebrows raised as if she was hoping we would understand what she was trying to say.

Dani rubbed the back of her neck, letting out a deep breath. “The anti-aging wasn’t the only thing she bestowed upon her people.”

I blinked, confused. I rummaged through my brain trying to remember what Dani had told me that night in my bed. I blinked again.

Good thing I can’t get pregnant, because you might be fucked by now

I found myself stuttering. “W-wait, she’s not…I mean she couldn’t be…I’m not r-ready for…”

Dani placed her hand over my mouth and leaned up to kiss my cheek. “Ha, you think I am? Deep breaths, babe.”

“I’d suggest using protection from now on until we can get a solidified answer. Xander makes an excellent contraceptive elixir.” Natalia winked at me before laughing softly. ‘For now that’s the best you can do and just be happy in whatever way you can.” The High Priestess motioned for Zane to follow her as she gave Dani a smile and walked past us.

“One step at a time, okay?” Dani brought my face down to look at her. I nodded, knowing this wasn’t the worst we’d faced.

She looked up, taking in a deep breath and placing her hands on her hips. “Let’s go to Oculus.”

“Now?!”

She nodded, her expression serious. “Just you and me.”

”But what about…” I pointed towards my house, but she just gave me a smirk. Her look told me she was daring me to say no to spending alone time with her.

I scratched my head, but conceded. I reached into my shirt for my portal key but she stopped me. “No, we are going to fly.”

“You just want me to carry you.”

Dani squinted at me playfully. “Actually, no. A couple of weeks ago, I was curious about something, especially with the hybrid power stuff. Natalia let me go to a more secluded part of the woods in Oculus and we discovered this.” Dani stepped away from me and took in a slow breath.

My eyes widened when her wings emerged but they weren’t textured like leather with talons at the tops. They weren’t quite angel wings either. The feathers were black, but gold lined each one, shimmering as the moon came from around the trees.

Each feather looked delicate, but there were so many I knew they were sturdy and tough enough to withstand a heavy hit. She curled them inward. “I have no idea if I like them or not.”

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