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the wall, but he stopped just short of leaping over it. I quickly closed the distance between the two of us and reached out with a shaking hand to touch him. I marveled at the softness of his fur and the shudder of recognition that quaked through me. I had enjoyed it for only a moment, though, when he lifted his head as though listening. With one last look at me, he turned and loped off into the woods.
I watched as he was joined by another wolf, smaller in stature and covered in black fur. Neither looked back at me as they padded deeper into the forest, and I felt jealousy creep up my spine as I realized that this wolf was decidedly female. I wanted to take off after her and tear her apart, so strong was this feeling. I shook my head in an effort to clear myself of this urge. After all, I had no idea what she was to him… but deep down, I knew she wasn’t a relative.
Did he seek me out to show me that he had moved past me, or was he compelled to by my spell? Something stirred in my soul, and I knew that no matter how he tried, he could never be free of me, nor I of him. We were connected by a bond that ran so deeply that nothing, not even our angry words of a week ago, could break it. But that didn’t mean he couldn’t do his damnedest to stay away from me.
I turned away, determined to get to my little cave and read the note that still felt heavy in my pocket. I had to hold on to the hope that he wanted to see me, that we weren’t really going to try to stay apart. Deep within me, I knew we could find a common ground, that we could find a way to be together, because every fiber of my being ached with the need to be reunited again. The brief encounter we just had was not enough, and I couldn’t decide if it made things better or worse.
I lit the candle and stood beside it as I unfolded the note slowly. My eyes scanned over it, reading it quickly, then turned it over to look at the back in case I missed something. Oh, he was a poet, truly. It read:
N-
Meet me on the island tonight.
-B
If I had hoped for tender words or a declaration of love, I was sorely disappointed. Mixed with that disappointment was hope, and I held onto that with everything I had. Where there’s life, there’s hope, right?
A soft rustle behind me told me I wasn’t alone, and I whirled around to find Mynx looking up at me. “You startled me!” I scolded gently. “One sentence,” I informed her, “one lousy sentence. But I’m to meet him tonight.”
I was becoming more and more excited by that thought. Excited and nervous. I had no idea how I would feel tomorrow, but today, right now, I was beside myself with the thought of actually talking to him again. Maybe we did have a chance. Maybe.
“Belly full?” I asked, bending down to run my fingers through her soft fur. It made me think of my encounter with Brandon at the wall, but before all the questions could cloud my mind again, I continued: “I should get back; Amma will be waiting for me to get started. She’ll want to meet you, too.”
Mynx chittered a fox’s answer to me, and after I blew out the candle we went up the path and out the small opening. The daylight struck me as more cheerful now, although I had no idea how I was going to get through the hours that stretched before me. Evening seemed a lifetime away.
************
“And who do we have here?” Amma asked when she saw Mynx scamper into the kitchen behind me.
“This is my familiar, Mynx. Looks like my spell worked,” I answered with a smile.
Amma bent down, scooped Mynx up, and studied her for several minutes. “Well, you’re very powerful, aren’t you?” she said, speaking to Mynx. She looked over at me, giving me a slight nod, “Well done, Nicole. Now, let’s use the still room.
I flushed with pleasure, knowing Amma’s compliments weren’t given lightly. I mumbled a slightly embarrassed thanks as Mynx and I followed Amma into the little
I watched as he was joined by another wolf, smaller in stature and covered in black fur. Neither looked back at me as they padded deeper into the forest, and I felt jealousy creep up my spine as I realized that this wolf was decidedly female. I wanted to take off after her and tear her apart, so strong was this feeling. I shook my head in an effort to clear myself of this urge. After all, I had no idea what she was to him… but deep down, I knew she wasn’t a relative.
Did he seek me out to show me that he had moved past me, or was he compelled to by my spell? Something stirred in my soul, and I knew that no matter how he tried, he could never be free of me, nor I of him. We were connected by a bond that ran so deeply that nothing, not even our angry words of a week ago, could break it. But that didn’t mean he couldn’t do his damnedest to stay away from me.
I turned away, determined to get to my little cave and read the note that still felt heavy in my pocket. I had to hold on to the hope that he wanted to see me, that we weren’t really going to try to stay apart. Deep within me, I knew we could find a common ground, that we could find a way to be together, because every fiber of my being ached with the need to be reunited again. The brief encounter we just had was not enough, and I couldn’t decide if it made things better or worse.
I lit the candle and stood beside it as I unfolded the note slowly. My eyes scanned over it, reading it quickly, then turned it over to look at the back in case I missed something. Oh, he was a poet, truly. It read:
N-
Meet me on the island tonight.
-B
If I had hoped for tender words or a declaration of love, I was sorely disappointed. Mixed with that disappointment was hope, and I held onto that with everything I had. Where there’s life, there’s hope, right?
A soft rustle behind me told me I wasn’t alone, and I whirled around to find Mynx looking up at me. “You startled me!” I scolded gently. “One sentence,” I informed her, “one lousy sentence. But I’m to meet him tonight.”
I was becoming more and more excited by that thought. Excited and nervous. I had no idea how I would feel tomorrow, but today, right now, I was beside myself with the thought of actually talking to him again. Maybe we did have a chance. Maybe.
“Belly full?” I asked, bending down to run my fingers through her soft fur. It made me think of my encounter with Brandon at the wall, but before all the questions could cloud my mind again, I continued: “I should get back; Amma will be waiting for me to get started. She’ll want to meet you, too.”
Mynx chittered a fox’s answer to me, and after I blew out the candle we went up the path and out the small opening. The daylight struck me as more cheerful now, although I had no idea how I was going to get through the hours that stretched before me. Evening seemed a lifetime away.
************
“And who do we have here?” Amma asked when she saw Mynx scamper into the kitchen behind me.
“This is my familiar, Mynx. Looks like my spell worked,” I answered with a smile.
Amma bent down, scooped Mynx up, and studied her for several minutes. “Well, you’re very powerful, aren’t you?” she said, speaking to Mynx. She looked over at me, giving me a slight nod, “Well done, Nicole. Now, let’s use the still room.
I flushed with pleasure, knowing Amma’s compliments weren’t given lightly. I mumbled a slightly embarrassed thanks as Mynx and I followed Amma into the little
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