Chapter Six
Asher stood in the Manor’s living area, watching Kira standing in the backyard with Mere Marie. Mere Marie was instructing Kira on the proper use of a silver magician’s wand. They each held one, using their wands to raise leaves off the grass and move them around in gentle circles. Kira gestured with her wand, stirring every leaf in the back yard and bringing a shower of fresh leaves down from the shady oaks overhead.
Kira threw back her head and laughed, and even Mere Marie looked amused. Asher understood that feeling all too well; when she was happy, Kira was irresistible. When she was sad, her misery made Asher feel like he was drowning, like he couldn’t breathe for wanting to please her.
It was a dangerous cycle, wanting to make everything right in Kira’s world. The resp
