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Uh-huh. Magick in the making.
“He’s not oblivious anymore,” Sarafina murmured, raising her eyebrow and taking a sip of her sweet tea.
Claire laughed. “Nope. The seed has been planted. It has nothing to do now but bloom.” “Good for Micah.” Sarafina sighed. “All this good news after so much bad, it’s heartwarming. We’ll all be raising a whole new generation of witches soon.” “The Coven’s future is bright,” answered Theo. He pulled her against his side. “Like ours.” “Okay,” said Thomas loudly. “It’s almost time for our announcement.” All the heads in the ballroom swiveled toward Thomas and the conversation hushed. Sarafina felt in the know, figuring his announcement would be Micah’s fertility tinkering. But when the large screen descended from the ceiling, Sarafina realized that perhaps that wasn’t what they planned to announce, after all.
“For your viewing pleasure,” Thomas announced to the hushed crowd. He smiled vibrantly, Isabelle and Micah on either side of him, also smiling. “I think you’ll enjoy this.” He hit a button on the remote control he held.
The evening news popped on.
And in business news this evening, millionaire Thomas Monahan has purchased a controlling stake in Duskoff International. Duskoff International has been in the news lately because of the mysterious disappearance of celebrity CEO Stefan Faucheux. Faucheux took the company public only last spring. The police are actively investigating his disappearance. But perhaps for now, the rudderless company has found a new man to help lead it.
The video cut to a smiling Thomas.
“Now that I have a stake in the future of Duskoff International, I intend to take an active hand in shaping the company’s future.” In other news. .
Everyone in the ballroom cheered.
The video stopped and the screen went back up. All around them people cheered and clapped.
Thomas hushed the excited murmuring of the crowd once again and raised his glass. “To the future of the Coven.” He paused. “To us!” Everyone raised their glasses and repeated the toast.
Magick flickered and flared all around them, the crackle and spark of all four elements in harmony and proximity, rising and falling, blending and twisting again. Up and up it all went to the ceiling of the ballroom and beyond — a combined expression of the Coven’s current shared state of mind and emotion.
Lightness and joy filled Sarafina. Smiling, she reached out and took Theo’s hand in hers. Fire sparked from Sarafina’s chest and curled downward to twine around their hands and wrists in licks of harmless but pretty blue fire.
Theo looked down at her with love lighting his dark eyes instead of the coldness that had filled them the first time they’d met. He lowered his head and caught her lips with his. “You’re so beautiful, Sarafina,” he murmured against her mouth.
She glanced down at her dress. “Thanks. It’s new.” He tipped her face up to his. “I didn’t mean the dress. I didn’t even notice the dress. You’re just beautiful, everywhere. Inside and out. Up and down. Every single inch of your body and your soul.” She tipped her head to the side a little and smiled. “Theo, is that you? Where’d the poetry come from?” He took a long moment to answer. “It comes from you, Sarafina.” He kissed her. “You gave it all to me.”
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