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Me: maybe. How is it going with you?
S: ugh. Still looking for Queen Rachel. Something is blocking my magic. I’m not sure how you even got through.
Me: after I get Brad, I’ll meet up with you and we can do it together. As soon as we find her, the sooner we can figure out what happened.
S: sounds good. We should be heading back tomorrow. Everything is cleaned up here, and we just have to move the last of the rogues back.
Me: thank you so much for your help.
S: anytime, sis. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Me: good night. Love you.
S: love you too.
After I finished drinking my water, I went back into the bedroom. I checked on James. He was still sleeping. I wandered into the bathroom. I did my business and when I was washing my hands, I noticed Derek’s mark was gone.
I ripped down the collar of the shirt, not bothering to dry my hands. Stunned at what I saw in the mirror. I no longer had two separate marks, but one for all of us.
It was on my left side. A crescent moon with two crowns and a tiara in between. Flames come up around the moon with all three of our beast’s names forming a circle around the entire mark. That entire mark was in a witch’s knot.
From my reading at the council building, a witches’ knot can represent many things but is mostly known in protection spells.
It was beautiful, and I found myself gazing at it, lost in the image.
“Baby, are you okay?” Mason said from the door, giving me a fright.
“Mason, you scared me.” I gasped, holding my chest.
“What are you doing?” He asked him. I looked over at his bare chest to see that his mark was the same as mine.
“Our mark has changed.” I told him. He walked over to the mirror and stood beside me.
“What’s the symbol around our names?” He asked me, looking in the mirror and touching over the mark.
“It’s a witch’s knot,” I told him.
“It’s beautiful,” he whispered, and I had to agree.
“But that still doesn’t explain what you are doing up? And why do you smell like smoke?” He looked at me.
“I dreamwalked.” I told him. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his chest.
“Where did you go?” He asked.
“I found Brad. He’s alive.”
Ashlyn
Mason woke me, gently shaking my shoulder. “I’m sorry Baby, James is hungry,” Mason whispered, k!ssing my cheek.
“What time is it?” I yawned, sitting up. Derek was walking around, trying to keep James distracted. I motioned for him to bring him to me.
“It’s still early, Baby. And lan has been calling you.” Mason told me, sitting beside me on the bed. Derek handed me James, and I got him latched before asking him what lan wanted. I know he knows that I’ll be portaling in this morning to retrieve Brad, but I decided I wouldn’t see lan.
I looked up at Mason, and he was watching me intently.
“Do you know why lan is calling?” I asked him and he shrugged.
“Did something happen?” Derek asked, lying down, resting his head on my th!gh.
“I dreamwalked last night, and I found Brad alive. After I came back here, I called lan. He answered, and I heard him with a woman.” I explained.
“And did that upset you?” Derek asked me.
“I don’t know how I’m feeling.” I sighed. Mason wrapped an arm around my shoulder and pulled me close.
“Feelings are hard.” He said, k!ssing my temple.
“I don’t want either of you to think that whatever I’m feeling has anything to do with us. It’s just lan, and I have been friends for 10 years. I know l’m going to have to let him go. It’s just hard,” I told them.
“Babygirl, it’s normal to feel that way. But no one is asking you not to be friends with him.” Derek told me.
“I know, but I think it’s time to put some space between us. He needs to move on and he can’t do that with me in his life.” l explained.
“Baby, whatever you decide to do, we will support you. Everything has changed in such a short amount of time, it can be overwhelming.” Mason said, and I nodded.
“Is that how you guys are feeling?” I asked them.
“Not really.” Mason shrugged.
“Nope.” Derek said, popping them.
“Thanks.” I told them sarcastically.
“What are you going to tell him when you see him today?” Derek asked, and I sighed.
Before I could answer him, my phone rang on the nightstand. Derek sat up and picked it up, reading the Screen.
“It’s lan.” He said, passing me my phone. James was still nursing, so I couldn’t just get up and move.
“We’ll give you some space,” Mason said, k!ssing my temple. Derek k!ssed my cheek before they both left the room. I answered my phone after I heard the door close behind them.
“Good morning, lan.” I answered.
“Ashlyn, where have you been? I’ve been calling.” He said.
“I’ve been sleeping. I was up with James and then I couldn’t sleep.” I told him and I heard him sigh.
“Ashlyn, I’m sorry about last night. I didn’t expect you to call in the middle of the night.” He rushed out.
“lan, you don’t have to explain anything. It’s my fault, for calling and for depending on you for so much.” I told him.
“Ashlyn, don’t say that we are friends, right?”
“lan, I should just have texted you. I didn’t need to call. I was feeling overwhelmed about finding out Brad was alive. You have every right to move on with your life.
You shouldn’t feel you have to drop everything for me.” I told him and he sighed.
“So, what are you saying?” He asked me, and I could feel the tears threatening to spill. I had to take a deep breath before I answered him.
“I think I need to give you space. I’ll text you when I’m ready to portal in and I’ll get Brad. And you can always text me about anything,” I told him.
“So you aren’t coming here to see me?” I could hear the pain in his voice.
“Please, don’t make this any harder than it has been.” I whispered.
“Ashlyn, I should get a say about this. I want you in my life.” lan said, frustrated.
“Have you moved on from us?” l asked him. And the phone went silent.
“Ashlyn, you know this isn’t fair.” He breathed out.
“lan, I’m not saying that I won’t be here for you. I’m just saying that I need to give you space. You aren’t mine, and you shouldn’t feel guilty about being with someone else,” I told him.
