Blood of Centaurs: Book 12 of The Witch Fairy Series (14 page)

I hold Kallen’s hand as we cross back over to the Fairy realm.  Kegan, Dagda, Tana, Taz and Felix have already travelled through the passageway I created.  I turn to close the fabric of the realms and wave to Fraya.  She came to see us off along with Bayard.  I feel a little sorry for Bayard.  He looks at Fraya the way Garren looks at Isla.  But I don’t see a happy ending in their future.  Fraya has taken a new husband and is quite happy.  I wonder how different things would have been if Bayard had stood up to his father all those years ago and not let him send Fraya away.

I’m not surprised to find Raziel waiting for us on the terrace.  “Ray is well, I assume,” he says, a smug smile on his face.
  He already knows the answer.

I can’t be mad at him.  He’s really not allowed to tell me these things.  “He says hi,” I tell him.  I filled Kallen in on my little chat with the Archangel.

Adriel joins us on the terrace.  “Have you finished wreaking your own special brand of havoc on the Centaurs and Sasquatch?” she teases.

“I think I liked you better when you were shredding people’s souls,” I snark to the Fallen Angel of Death.

Unconcerned, Adriel pops a grape into her mouth.  “I love you, too.”

“Xandra!” Zac shouts and bounds out of the house to throw himself into my arms.  “Thank you for finding them,” he says, meaning Tana and Felix.

“I told you it wasn’t your fault.”  I hug him tighter before letting him go. 

“Neither is it his fault we will have a hand-fasting soon.  I cannot say the same for you,” Tabitha grouses as she, too, comes out onto the terrace.  She still wraps her arms around me and then Kallen
and hugs us close.

Stretching his arms over his head, Kallen yawns.  “I can use a nap,” he says.  He wraps
an arm around my shoulder.  “Care to join me?”

“Oh please,” Taz gripes.  “Like we don’t know what he means.  I’m going to see if Tabitha saved any bacon.”  He waddles off with Felix in tow.

As if Kallen needs to ask.  Of course I want to join him.  I nod and we promise the others to fill them in later about our trip.  Dagda and Tana have already left for home but promised to return for dinner.  We can go over everything then.

The first thing I want to do when we reach our room is get the smell of burnt barn off my skin.  Kallen has no objection to following me into the bathing room.  He pulls back the magic holding my clothes in place and I step into the wonderful, warm water.  I hold my arms out to him, wanting to feel his naked skin against mine. 

Joining me, Kallen engulfs me in his arms and brings his lips to mine.  He kisses me until I forget about the Sasquatch and the Centaurs.  He kisses me until I forget about the Fauns and their quest for equality.  He kisses me until the only thing in the universe is this gorgeous Fairy who I know will love me forever.  Against his lips, I murmur, “You are my idea of perfection, too.”  Our bodies join and we forget all about taking a nap.