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“It will be safer for everyone if we do the ceremony on the water.”
“On the…”
She let out a gasp of surprise as they began walking on the surface of the lake. She knew he could control the elements with his magic, but it still felt strange walking on water. Once they reached the center of the lake, they stood in the center of a ring of lanterns.
He held his hands out with his palms facing up. “Placed your hands on mine, and don’t move them until we are done. I’m going to say a few words to you, then you repeat them back to me.”
“Okay.” She placed her palms against his and took a deep breath.
“I, Prince Kyryl Lux of Ilius, pledge myself to you, Charm Barra of Wonderland, as your mate,” he announced in a strongvoice that rang with power. “Bonded by love and magic, may we walk together in the light for eternity.”
“I, Charm Barra of Wonderland, pledge myself to you, Prince Kyryl Lux of Ilius, as your mate,” she declared. “Bonded by love and magic, may we walk together in the light for eternity.”
She felt her hands start to heat up as Kyryl began pushing magic into her palms. When they both began to glow with purple light, she forced herself to remain still. She kept staring into his beautiful eyes as the wind began swirling around them.
Droplets of water rose up from the lake and small rocks and stones were lifted from the shoreline by the wind, joining in the cyclone of power. The flames from the lantern flared up, joining in the tornado as it twirled around Charm and Kyryl. When their feet were lifted off the lake’s surface by the power of the elements, her hands gripped his.
“Don’t worry,”Kyryl said through their bond.“Just keep your eyes on me. I love you, Charm. Accept me and my magic. I will never harm you.”
“I love you, too, Kyryl. And I trust you.”
When the purple magic surrounding them pulsed out and joined with the other elements, it created a flash of light so strong it was almost blinding. Then, that light was sucked back into Kyryl and Charm, and she felt the power settle within her.
He pulled her close as they floated in the air.“How do you feel?”
“I feel…magical,”she said with a little laugh.“I almost feel drunk with power. So, we are officially mated now? Oh, wow, I just realized we are talking mind to mind now.”
“We are. We are bonded by love and magic,”he repeated the words of the pledge solemnly.“Now, you can never escape me.”
Leaning closer, she brushed her lips against his in a light kiss. Why would she ever think of escaping when she finally had everything she’d ever wanted?
Epilogue
Kyryl sat onthe beach bathed in moonlight, cuddling his nephew close as he watched his mate laughing and talking with their friends and family near the large bonfire that had been constructed in a stone firepit.
While he wanted time alone with her, he knew that was a selfish wish. And seeing her so happy pleased him enough to push his own desires aside.
“I bet you are sitting here wishing us gone,” Jais declared as he took a seat beside him on the sand.
“You would be right.”
“Don’t worry. We are leaving in a few days.”
“Which is why I can continue to endure your company patiently,” Kyryl quipped, making the other male laugh.
It had been two weeks since they had arrived on Evo and Kyryl and Charm had completed their bonding ceremony. During that time, it felt like he rarely had a chance to be alone with his mate without one of their friends or a family member seeking them out.
It had gotten so bad that Kyryl had wanted to build a new private home for him and Charm away from the sanctuary. But even then, he hadn’t been able to escape his sister or cousins meddling in his business.
The palace they had created was the only structure on the private island he had claimed from the Artanes. While it was a smaller version of the palace he lived in back on Ilius, it was much larger than the mushroom tower Charm had been calling home.
It was not too far from the main island, but it was more secluded than the private residences back at Wonderland. Sincethey could transport themselves anywhere on the planetoid using magic, distance wasn’t an issue.
But privacy was still hard to come by when other magic users were around.
Despite his teasing, Kyryl enjoyed having his family and the rest of the Exodus crew around. But vacations couldn’t last forever, and they had their own lives to return to back on Earth.
He was also eager to settle into his own life with Charm.