Page 30 of Spirit Witch

I snuggled into the warm body next to me, breathing in the spicy clean scent he always seemed to carry on his skin.Judge mumbled something, his lips finding the sensitive spot on my neck.He nibbled and kissed, causing a moan to escape my lips.

Soon, he was nibbling and licking his way down my body, something I never thought I would like until he showed me last night.Judge’s tongue was as skilled as his hands, and other significant parts of him, and as he lapped at my core, I swore I saw the heavens.

I mewled into my hand, covering my mouth as I tried to keep my moans and screams silent in deference to the others still abed in their own rooms.But Judge was wicked when it came to loving me.He didn’t want me muted or silent.He reveled in my moans, took pleasure in the fact he was the one causing me to make such sounds.

Not that I minded.He made me want to shout it from the rooftops, singing his praises.It wasn’t every day a man wanted to please his woman so well he took the time to find out exactly what drove her wild.But Judge put in the effort, and boy, did it pay off.He knew just what to do, what buttons to push, and for how long.He was a veritable sex god, and I was helpless to deny him anything.So yeah, if he wanted my moans, he could have them.

Every.Last.One.

“Come for me, Nizhoni.Wanna feel you ripple around my tongue,” he growled against my clit, and I bucked against him.

One, two, three swipes of his thumb across my tight little nubbin while he filled my core with his tongue and I was a goner.Stars burst in front of my eyes and a loud groan filled the air.It was a few moments before I realized that sound was coming from me.But I had no time to be shy about it.He was already crawling up my body, spreading my knees wide so he could fill me with his glorious cock.

I could feel another orgasm brewing, but I wanted to hold in, to come with him.So I focused on my power, pulling it up from the hidden cache deep within myself.This was important.I knew it was.The mingling of our magic was crucial to our coming together.It was how spirit witches like me laid claim to our mates.

Maybe it was too soon, but I didn’t care.I needed to seal the bond I already felt growing between us.I’d told him I loved him, and he hadn’t denied me the words in return.He’d given me full access to his body and heart.I knew there was more to our story, though.Felt it deep within me.There was something he was hiding.Maybehidingwas too strong a word.But it was something he was withholding until I could make the discovery myself.

I was fine with that.Immoveable in my love and need for him.So I pulled on my magic, sending it flowing into him through our connected bodies and minds.MyCalonhissed, his movements growing rough and deliciously uneven as I pushed my lavender tinted mists into him and around our bodies.

“Nizhoni.My Nizhoni,” he grunted, and there it was.

Without hesitation, he sent his cinnamon bark colored magic flowing back into me.Glittering like gold tinted sand, his magic swirled with my lavender mists, sealing our mate bond as sure as a shifter’s bite.I couldn’t hold on any longer, my orgasm crested just as he came inside me with a guttural roar.Then I felt it.

Love.

It filled every cell, claiming every inch of me.

“Mine,” he said, panting as he dropped heavily on my body.

I held him tight, barely able to catch my own breath.But I agreed with the sentiment.Judge Dusek was mine, and I was his.Whatever the day might bring, nothing would change that.

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A few hours later…

My happiness was rather short-lived.There were answers I still needed, but that would have to wait when, an hour later, I sat in the living room with Judge and my roommates.Faces were grim, the mood sour, and we all tried not to stare as Tana sat quietly, tears streaming down her face as she cuddled on her mate’s lap.

“This never happened before?”Arlo asked, and Brandon’s too human sounding growl echoed in the small space.

“No.I’ve never not been able to call my dragon,” he murmured, shame oozing from him.

“It’s magic.It’s leaving for everyone, isn’t it?”Jade asked, her big eyes round with tears.

“The tear I showed you was pretty big, I suppose it was only a matter of time before all magic felt the pull to leave this realm,” Mabe whispered, her head resting on Fin’s shoulder.

The air was thick with a mixture of sadness, pain, helplessness, and fear.Yeah, we were powerful, a group of witches unlike any other, bound in this journey, and bolstered by our matebonds, but in that moment I was afraid.

What if we weren’t enough?

I thought of all the witches and wizards at Westwood, and the other magical creatures who depended on the symbiotic nature of our magic and natures living together in this preternatural ecosystem.

If we failed, then we were not only dooming our kind, but potentially, the entire supernatural world.That was a lot for six twenty-something year old witches to contend with.I held onto Judge’s hand, needing his strength as we made plans to move forward with what the two of us had already discussed.It was time to bring the others fully into the loop.No more secrets.I had to pull on what little courage I had and reveal my whole truth as I knew it.

“Um, guys, there are some more things I need to share with you.Things I learned, though there are still gaps.I promise, I am working hard to remember, but for now, I think you should listen,” I began and stood up to face them.

Eleven pairs of eyes focused on me and for a girl who hated being the center of attention, it wasn’t the most comfortable situation.As if he knew I was wavering, Judge stood too, stopping at my side, and stepping slightly behind me.There to support and fill in the blanks where he could.

“Before you start, that thing I was going to tell you about your change in appearance, and being a spirit witch?”Enok began, not bothering to wait for me.He was always like that when he found a new piece of knowledge he wanted to share, and I admired the mage for it.There was a time when just learning new things got me excited as well.But this could be important.I leaned forward, all ears.

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