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But my fear has pulled me back into the room in a cold sweat. The Goddess is gone, if it ever was her, leaving me with a pounding heart and shaking hands.
Just at that moment, the door clicks open and Maya walks in. She looks at me and frowns. “Are you okay?” she asks. “You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
I swallow. I could not even begin to explain right now. I look at my hand. The flower is crumpled in my big blue fist.
Maya follows my gaze. “Oh,” she says, a little hurt in her voice.
“I was trying to meditate,” I explain. “I guess it didn’t work.”
“I was wondering if you feel up to going out for a while?” Maya asks. “I was going to take you to where those flowers bloom.” She looks pointedly at the crumpled thing in my hand. “But maybe you’re not keen on flowers?”
“I’d love to see the flowers,” I tell her. “It was a genuine accident that this one got damaged. I guess my hands are just too big for such a delicate thing.”
She laughs, and it soothes my troubled soul. As do the array of flowers in the nearby field. It is the first time that I have left the schoolhouse since she dragged my broken body there several weeks ago.
The day is clear and bright, and we manage to sneak past a line of trees without anyone noticing us. After that, hidden from sight, the rest of the trip is peaceful. As we walk, I feel the troubles lifting from my shoulders. Just being with Maya has a calming, soothing effect, as if she washes my spirit clean and leaves me renewed.
By the time we head home, I’ve almost forgotten Ataxia’s warning. Maybe it was just my imagination, anyway. A fabrication of my troubled mind.
I sit on a bench in the front room of the school, and she sits next to me. A little too close. Every fiber of my being wants her. I’m surprised the energy we are giving off isn’t causing sparks to erupt around us.
She turns and looks up at me, her smiling lips begging to be kissed. Her breath whispers over my lips. And then our worlds explode as our lips touch.
There is no more doubt, not that I really needed any more convincing. This is the most perfect moment of my life. I feel the connection running between us and culminating in this one fateful moment. She is mine, I am hers. We are twin souls entwined.
As we pull apart, I can tell by the look in her eyes that she feels it, too. There is a magic in the air that transcends the normal world.
“What was that?” she says in awe.
“We are fated mates,” I tell her. “Twin souls who have found one another. Who were made for each other.”
She smiles in reply. “I knew you were special from the moment I met you,” she says, touching my cheek and running her hands through my fur.
“I’ve dreamed about you for as long as I can remember,” I tell her. “It’s like I knew who I was destined for all this time. Before I ever even met you.”
“I feel the same about you,” she replies, tears glittering in her eyes. “I feel like I’ve always known you. That I’ve been searching for you my entire life.”
“And now you’ve found me,” I reply, my heart full to bursting.
CHAPTER 18
MAYA
Iknow him. I've never been so sure of anything in my entire life. The feeling of him is so familiar. I know we've been here before, I just don't know how.
Or when.
I do know he makes me feel alive. I need him as sure as I need my next breath. I want him to kiss me again.
I need him to.
He lowers his head, and his lips brush against mine. It's tender, passionate, and all things right.
My body responds to him in ways I never thought possible. My heart races, my breath quickens, and my skin tingles with his touch. I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer, deepening the kiss.
As he pulls away, he looks into my eyes, and I see the same intensity that I feel reflected back at me. "I've been searching for you my whole life," he whispers.
I can't believe the depth of emotion in his words. My vision blurs as tears begin welling up in my eyes.
