Shadow Kissed (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 4) - Page 86

Staggering to my feet, I looked down at my mud-covered hands. That tendril of smoke still streamed from my wrist to her form.

“So, I have no idea how to do this, but if you’re sure, I’m going to try to reel you back in.”

Do I get to drive after that?

“Of course. I need a break. I’ve been on two legs for too long. Fair warning, though, I don’t know what I’m doing.”

She seemed to smile, then looked out over the water. You’ll figure it out. You’re in charge of magic. I just chase rabbits and bite bad guys really hard.

I reached my hand toward her. My wolf watched and waited. I strained, trying to draw the magic back in.

Wolfie looked at me expectantly.

“I’m trying,” I muttered.

What was I going to do? I took a sharp breath as I pulled for my magic.

Nothing happened.

Wolfie sat, and I squeezed my eyes tight. Frustration blossomed under my skin. I’d done this sort of thing before, hadn’t I? With the Soul Knife. When Aunt Laurel had taught me to summon it. She’d made me memorize every detail: how the blade looked, its weight, the signature of its magic, the way it fit in the palm of my hand.

Would this be the same?

Eyes still shut, I imagined Wolfie. Not how she looked when we were in wolf form, but how she felt when we were together. How she filled that void in my soul. The way her off-kilter humor lifted my spirits.

Reaching out with my hand, that was what I called to me. The spirit that made me whole.

There was nothing at first, and then I gasped as ice water rushed over my skin. My eyes flew open. The shadows around Wolfie spun, pouring into me like my magic had once poured into the Sphere of Devouring.

But she wasn’t devoured. I was filled.

Her spirit flowed back into our body, and a divine lightness spread through my limbs.

And suddenly, all the shadows were gone, and I was standing there alone on the shore of the lake.

“Wolfie?” I asked, chest heaving from exertion.

Holy shit, it worked! she exclaimed from that comfortable spot at the back of my mind.

I blinked. “You’re surprised? You sound really surprised.”

Wolfie hesitated for a second. Okay, confession: I thought I was probably stuck forever as some sort of weird shadow wolf, and I was going to be okay with it, because at least we would be together, but hell, this is so much better.

“It is.”

Great. Priorities. Rinse off, because you’re covered head to toe in mud, and I don’t want it in my fur. Then get your stuff, and let’s shift. It’s time to get the rest of my soul back.

Tags: Veronica Douglas Magic Side: Wolf Bound Fantasy
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